Glen Turner, Warrington
15th August 2014 | Your Views
The Tory sell-off of the UK infrastructure has not worked. It’s time to get it back.
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Jill Hancock, DurhamEast Coast is in public hands and doing well. It should stay public. Profits are returned to taxpayers.
April Virgoe, UlcebyWe need a coherent and fair transport system for this country which people can afford to use. Private interests have led to exorbitant fares and a fragmented service.
Glenn Richards, Wotton-under-EdgeThe HST (125) had a perfect safety record under BR. Within a few years of privatisation, profit before safety, there were two crashes in London with massive fatalities.
Elizabeth Hames, GainsboroughDefinitely re-nationalisation of the railways needs to be made a priority.
Brian Matthews, WrexhamProfits should go into the railways, not the pockets of the rich.
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Railways Bill Briefing 1: Ownership and Structure
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Great to see Liverpool City Region Combined Authority agree plans to take Merseyrail back into public ownership when the Serco/Transport UK contract ends in 2028 ππ But there's still a big loophole in the #RailwaysBill meaning a future Mayor could easily re-privatise it π€¦ββοΈ
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π¨ Privatisation loopholes discovered in the Railways Bill π¨ Last month, we thought we had a big win when the government amended the Bill to ensure that Great British Railways is fully publicly owned. But no one checked the small printβ¦ Read more from Emily Sullivan, co-founder of the Association of British Commuters in RAIL Magazine π @top fans ...
Drafting issues in the Railways Bill put public ownership at risk
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