Craig Hamilton-Smith, LondonThere is no evidence that pouring taxpayers’ money into private companies has done anything other than make their directors richer and reduced safety and efficiency.
Andrew Chapman, ChippenhamPrivatisation created too many expensive overhead roles and revenue haemorrhages. A single organisation is much cheaper to run.
Luis Galindo, BrightonDo not share details with third parties.
Fouad Saad, LondonI depend on this train for my daily commute and it is an absolute disaster!
George Talbot, WatfordHow will capital be raised and serviced and prices set? Should management consult and respect subsidiarity, socialist emulation and more? How will workers be disciplined?
Jesse Mensah, LondonBring back BR along with Network Southeast, Intercity and Regional Railways, and end franchising for the good of the people, not profit.
Lynn Lansbury, SandownWin votes by doing something for the people.
Robin Campbell, HitchinEast Coast proves it works in government ownership. It should never have been privatised.
Andy Upton, ColdinghamBR was far from perfect, but should have been fixed, not replaced. It is obvious that removing money to pay lawyers and dividends is just a waste.
Andrew Rosthorn, DarwenOf all the European countries that came to investigate Britain’s great railway privatisation experiment, not one country copied the British experiment.
Reuben FletcherWe bloody well need British Rail back.
James Vaughan, LondonPrivatisation has proved to be a mess – and nationalisation in the form of East Coast a success. The maths is on our side.
John Armstrong, CarlisleYou the taxpayer are paying for it so that the fat cats can get their free cream. You might as well own it too.
Scott Moore, Walton-on-ThamesThe country needs this again. The railways are in an awful way. The current political class has an obsession with outsourcing. It doesn’t work. The state needs to intervene.
Lesley Grahame, NorwichPlease support Caroline Lucas’s Rail Bill to bring contracts back in-house. 2nd reading 20th January 2017.
Raymond Batchelor, ShildonBring back BR and let’s get rid of these MPs that are ruining this country. Privatisation doesn’t work and never will.
Fred Torr, TruroIt couldn’t make it worse.
Steven Hodgkinson, PlymouthIt is a public service, not a money-making opportunity run by gangs of capitalists ripping off Joe Public.
Angela Paine, StroudWe should never have let Major privatise British Rail.
Toby Shackleton, LondonPrivatisation has failed. Bring back British Rail for the staff, for the commuters and for the greater good.
Aidan Turner-Bishop, PrestonIt’s maddening that we have state-run trains in Britain but other countries manage trains. They siphon away our tax subsidies. We fund DB, NS and SNCF. Why not our BR?
Conrad Bower, ManchesterAll hail, British Rail.
John Hewitt, PrestonThis utter shambles has got to stop. The railways need to be brought back into public ownership as soon as possible.
Mike Hellyer, LondonWhat does ‘peak time’ even mean? So I have to pay more, but it’s highly likely I might not even get on my train, let alone get a sea. It should be the complete opposite.
Katie Faddy, WinchesterTransport is one of the lifelines creating a better, more equitable and connected society. It should not be run for private profit.
John Tait, HarrowStop the Business Critical Rules programme.
Jonny Pritchard, TonbridgeBring back old colours onto trains please.
Betty Hollingsworth, YorkFrom the outset this de-nationalisation was doomed. Its sole purpose was to force a change for purely political reasons, and has not resulted in a better service so far.
Michael Duff, Milton KeynesI’d like to know how many politicians are connected to and earning money from companies involved in privatisation.
John Stobbie, MelbourneBritish rail used to be good when I was there but now it is crap. Services like this should always be government-owned. They should be for the people, not private profit.