Bill Brade, BroadstairsPower to the passengers.
Susan Phillips, LeedsI’ve nothing to say, its so obvious.
Lynn Evans, Stourport-on-SevernNationalise all utilities.
Declan Duggan, LutonPublic services should be in public hands.
Raphael Andrews, LondonIt is time we stop selling public assets to private companies and using taxes to pay their shareholders’ profits. The public should own public transport not shareholders.
Steven Howe, ChesterJust do it.
Maureen Roe, DerbyIt’s ridiculous to have a situation where, in such a small country, people can’t afford to travel by train and have to travel on congested roads.
Richard Sharp, PolegateI hope this is not a lost cause. Tories do not want public ownership and Labour did nothing under Blair and Brown, re-letting franchises instead of direct rail control.
Kerstin Fletcher, IpswichThe success of the publicly run East Coast Main Line service as opposed to comparable privatised lines strongly suggests that re-nationalisation would be the best option.
David Salinger, LeedsAmong other evils, the process of privatisation destroyed nearly all of our train building companies.
Paul McLean, LeedsThanks to all railway staff for their kindness and assistance.
Nigel Apperley, BournemouthWe should really do this.
James McGowan, LiverpoolI get ripped off by train companies far too much.
Sam Horton, BarnsleySolidarity.
Alex Mason, WarkworthNational ownership, not private profit. It’s a no-brainer.
Pauline Pallavicini, BirminghamAt least it would be accountable to the voter/user. London Midland is a service for anyone but the paying passenger.
David FairclothThere are thousands of people who support the idea of having an integrated, publicly owned and operated railway.
Dawn Chamberlain, LiskeardOur rail and utility companies should never have been sold off in the first place.
Brian Lambert, AshfordI’m an ex BR worker, then into privatisation and eventually back to Network Rail who own the infrastructure. BR if financed correctly (unlike before) would be the best option.
Simon Jones, BromleyWe need a joined-up train service run in the public interest, owned by the public.
Aaron Gray, BathBring back British Rail and the General Post Office, telephone and internet services too.
Sean Armstrong, LondonHaving lived and travelled in mainland Europe, I now know we have the worst and worst value trains. It needs to change.
Mike Blow, PlymouthFundamentally, public transport should be an enabling, democratising force for the people, not a competitive business venture run for the shareholders.
Audrey Campbell, MayboleAs a railwayman’s daughter, I want to see a return to passenger care, sensible ticket pricing, employees proud to be employed by a new BR with good conditions and pay.
Calum Menzies, GlasgowI’m disgruntled at a system where foreign state-owned companies can profiteer from our trains, but our government can’t operate a nationalised service.
Evan Sanders, LeedsI have always thought privatisation of public services was wrong. Profits made by them should go back into them to improve and maintain whilst staying affordable.
William Weller, WiganPrivatisation is a pathetic failure for ordinary people. It has just made the rich even richer.
Michael Frank Ricketts, BuntingfordPrivatisation has benefited us by providing the most expensive rail travel in Europe and a ticketing system which defies belief. End this farce now.
John Marriott, HarlowTrains for the people, not for profit.