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renationalising railways

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 25-Apr-24 12:20:15

I have heard no mention of the phenomenal cost of renationalisation. And yet I watched Emily Thornberry being interviewed yesterday, saying that there would be no uncosted policies.

vegansrock Thu 25-Apr-24 12:16:25

I agree utilities should be nationalised, but the also railways definitely. Our rail service is the most expensive in Europe and most of it owned by foreign companies. Railways should be subsidised for the benefit of travellers, not subsidised for the benefit of the shareholders as it is at the moment.

Grannybags Thu 25-Apr-24 12:16:00

The first thing I thought when I heard about this was I wish it was the water companies.

However I rarely travel by train now so don’t know how bad they’ve got.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 25-Apr-24 12:06:29

It’s a no from me.

If anything is to be prioritised for nationalisation it should be water & sewage.

spabbygirl Thu 25-Apr-24 11:59:43

I'm delighted to read Labour are going to renationalise railways within 5 years, I can't think of any privatised company that has provided a better service than we had when it was state run. Privatised also costs more, shareholders get eyewatering sums. I was on a so called smart motorway recently and I thought then the lack of a side safe place, not sure what they're called, was just penny pinching.
I was disappointed in Keir as leader though I would always vote Labour, he said very little for years but now I see that as a tactic to avoid the critics of the right wing press and keep the pages of the papers free for the scandals, of which the Tories, and it is mostly the Tories, seem to have a never ending supply of.
I also love the way Mick Lynch nails every interview with just short, sharp and to the point arguments, I copy that style myself now, not that I have much cause for debate.
What do you all think of it?