Anne Gray, LondonI heard about you at the Green conference in Brighton. Great! Can your site please have more details of Caroline Lucas’s private member’s bill?
J B Barrington, YorkAll the railways should be re-nationalised. There should never be a profit made from a public service.
Robert Brister, ChipperfieldStop privatisation. It’s killing the country and filling the pockets of rich people.
Peter Bailey, Melton MowbrayPrivatisation of the railways is for private profit, taxpayers’ subsidies and more road traffic. Stop it now.
Jonathan Watson, EdenbridgeCrap service.
Andi Fox, DoncasterWe need a joined-up service and joined-up thinking.
David Sutherland, MontroseBring back British Rail so that the service is first and foremost for the people, not primarily for private economic profit.
DarrenIn the final years of British Rail, the Intercity sector was actually making a profit. Splitting Intercity into 6 companies was just madness!
Jim Love, MiddlesbroughBring it back.
Duncan Gold, BirminghamRail privatisation is a disgrace, has been and continues to be. It’s a scandalous waste of taxpayers’ money.
David Boyson, PortsmouthThe British system is a joke across Europe. That heavily subsidised private companies can be based in tax havens frankly offends me.
Richard Frost, NottinghamIt’s costing the British taxpayer more in subsidies to the train companies than we paid for British Rail. The taxpayer’s money should not be paid out in profits to them.
Joan Hewitt, North ShieldsI will vote Labour again if policies like this are implemented.
Jaki Spencer, PontefractKeep private hands off our rail network. I do not want private companies paying shareholders at the expense of services and increased rail fares.
Barry Lukins, BridgwaterBring the railways back into the public domain, where the taxpayer of this country will have a bigger say on how to run the system. Now we are being ripped off.
Victoria Mayer, EdinburghSave us from this ludicrously complicated and expensive system – there has to be a better way.
James Scott, HullBring back British Rail.
Noah Thompson, HarrogateReal fares for real people.
Douglas Arnold, WashingtonEast Coast is making money and they want to sell it off. It may finish up in foreign hands with our money going abroad, We need a joined-up railway system.
Courtney Williams, AngleseyI travel on a bus for two to three hours extra to go to university and back as the trains are too expensive. It saves me about £26 per week.
Anthony Wrinch, RedhillSouthern Rail are a disgrace. Shame on the Government for letting this farce continue so long.
Emma HaddenToo many bad experiences, too few characters to write them in. Bring back British Rail.
Jean Mann, LeedsStop putting profit before the welfare of the passengers.
Catherine Matthews, EnfieldPublic ownership in public interest. Choose service over parasitic private sector profits.
Peter J Walker, BillinghamThe success of the Direct Operation of East Coast shows that taking all rail services back into public control would most likely be more successful than re-franchising.
Rachael Pocock, LeedsI’d like to be able to afford to get to work please.
Valerie Campbell, GosportTake away control from the people who have assumed too much control and give it back to the people who have earned it.
Helen Main, EdinburghI have been using the East Coast railway for 30 years. It has worked so efficiently in the last 5 years that I would hate it to be re-privatised.
Robin Atkins, WeymouthHow can this fragmented, disorganised system give value for money to the taxpayers supporting and passengers using it, when so much is spent on administration and profits?