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Survation Poll: 58 percent think rail privatisation has been a failure

6th January 2017 | Polls

A Survation poll for We Own It finds:

• 58% think rail privatisation has been a failure
• 28% think it has been a complete failure
• Only 1% think it has been a complete success
• Nearly half (48%) believe fares would be lower under public ownership
• Only 13% think fares would be higher under public ownership

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Unilad Poll: 93 percent support re-nationalisation

17th August 2016 | Polls

An online poll for Unilad shows 90+ % support the government re-nationalising the railways.

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Mirror Poll: 92 percent support re-nationalisation

16th August 2016 | Polls

An online poll of Mirror readers shows 90+ % support the nationalisation Britain’s railways.

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YouGov Poll: 66 percent support re-nationalisation

4th November 2013 | News / Polls

A poll published today by YouGov shows that 66% support re-nationalising the railway companies while 23% think they should continue to be run privately. 68% of the public say the energy companies should be run in the public sector, while only 21% say they should remain in private hands.

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Sunday Express Poll: 60 percent support re-nationalisation

21st October 2012 | News / Polls

This poll by the Sunday Express shows six out of 10 voters want the railways re-nationalised.

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Guardian Poll: 93 percent support re-nationalisation

4th October 2012 | News / Polls

An online poll by the Guardian today shows that 93% of respondents say the railways should be re-nationalised.

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MSN User Poll: 75 percent support re-nationalisation

4th October 2012 | News / Polls

An MSN User poll of 6,000 people today showed 75% in favour of the re-nationalisation of Britain’s railways.

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GfK Poll: 70 percent support re-nationalisation

3rd September 2012 | News / Polls

A poll of 1,000 members of the public carried out by research agency GfK National Opinion Polls, showed that 70% think UK rail should be returned to public ownership.

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PoliticsHome Poll: 51 percent support re-nationalisation

2nd July 2009 | News / Polls

This poll by PoliticsHome carried out after news broke of the re-nationalisation of the East Coast rail line reveals that a 51% of voters would like the UK’s railways to be fully re-nationalised.

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  • Profit is king at the moment. Mammon triumphs again.

    Jeffrey Moore, Leeds

  • I am done with overpriced and unreliable trains on my morning commute costing me time, money and stress.

    Rosie Gee, Worthing

  • Cheap railways are needed to get cars off the road. Rail use is too expensive at present.

    Colin Tosh, East Boldon

  • When returning from mainland Europe by train, I am always embarrassed by the contrast, the high prices and tattiness of our un-nationalised railways compared to the SNCF.

    Sue Stewart, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

  • I totally agree that we need a consolidated British Rail again run for passengers not private profit.

    Jill Lepper, Stagsden

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    • Research into privatisation… boils down to one key finding: the only way Branson and the vast majority of train barons make their profits is through handouts from the taxpayer.

      Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian

    • At its heart privatisation in Britain was never about selling public networks but about selling the rights to tax those who are obliged to use them.

      James Meek, writer

    • East Coast shows us that publicly owned rail works better for passengers and taxpayers. We need a railway fit for the future – it’s got to be in public hands.

      Cat Hobbs, We Own It

    • The UK public wants a publicly owned railway, and so do we. Lush calls for an end to the failed experiment of privatising essential services.

      Tamsin Omond, Lush Campaigns

    • Privatisation of the railways has failed. Its time to make a virtue of public ownership, and the public service provided by state employees.

      Charles Secrett, The ACT! Alliance

    • There is no good excuse left for rail privatisation beyond enriching wealthy elites. Public ownership delivers for social and environmental needs over private profit.

      Professor Andrew Cumbers, University of Glasgow

    • Only a publicly owned railway can deliver affordable fares, good services, high customer satisfaction, properly staffed stations and a profitable return to the public purse.

      Charles Secrett, The ACT! Alliance

    • In 1948 Labour nationalised rail to rebuild Britain after a world war. Today bankers and speculators use privatised trains for tax scams. Time to bring back British Rail.

      Alex Gordon, former RMT President

    • Transport is an essential public service and ought to be publicly owned and publicly controlled. We need an enormous expansion in the investment in our railways and that is the best way of achieving it.

      Tony Benn, politician

    • Privatisation has delivered… a system in which train operators and energy firms compete not on service – but on how many tariffs they can bamboozle customers with.

      Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian

    • Taking our railways back from private profiteers will mean better services, fairer rail fares and more than £1 billion a year in savings for the public purse.

      Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP

    • Like most people in Britain, I think that a railway is a natural function of the state, and so ought to be run by the state – for the sake of coherence, transparency, continuity, accountability and national pride.

      Andrew Martin, writer

    • A good public transport system should be the foundation of a fair, just, happy, low-carbon world.

      Ellie Harrison, campaign founder

    • Let’s make the case for democratic social ownership, fit for the 21st century, ensuring our railways are run in the interests of passengers, not profiteers.

      Owen Jones, writer

    • Now is the moment to re-nationalise the railways and it has never been cheaper or more possible.

      Andrew Gilligan, journalist

    • Something as important and necessary (and enjoyable) as train travel should be in the hands of the people, be affordable and safe, not making money for shareholders.

      Nina Power, writer

    • To be able to reduce C02 emissions, by persuading people to leave cars at home, we need a fast, efficient subsidised railway system that’s run for people not profit!

      Ellie Harrison, campaign founder

    • Privatisation is only progress, if you mean progressing towards an apocalypse of injustice. Bring back British Rail!

      Josie Long, comedian

    • If the private companies that took over the national railways are cutting back and eroding services at a time when the climate crisis demands expanded low-carbon transportation alternatives to keep more of us out of planes, then these services too must be reclaimed.

      Naomi Klein, writer

    • The privatisation of the railways was a scandal that created an unworkable and expensive structure which should be replaced with a national unified network.

      Christian Wolmar, transport commentator

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