Tuearts right boot
Well-Known Member
Indeed it was.Three day weeks began under Heath.
Indeed it was.Three day weeks began under Heath.
I think you are right. The lack of regulation has allowed privatised industries to become cartels instead of competitive. It's competition that will deliver low bills to the customer.Would love to agree this but all you need to look at is the tube so it would end up as a backward step. Just regulate the fuckers properly
Well, the Shadow Chancellor said it's happening if they get in. He reckons people are sick of being ripped off. He's not going to pay the market rates to put them back into public ownership.
I can see it being a vote winner with some.
So, what do you reckon? I think there would be a huge legal battle over the price.
But the tube is an outstanding service. Yes, I would like it to be cheaper but it is incredibly reliable.Would love to agree this but all you need to look at is the tube so it would end up as a backward step. Just regulate the fuckers properly
Let’s put ideology aside and imagine you’re in government with a tight budget under hundreds of competing pressures. Not an unheard of situation.
Now, rank these in priority order, bearing in mind you hope to be re-elected:
- NHS expenditure
- Social care
- Nurses’ salaries
- Preserving the value of benefits
- Uprating personal allowances and pensions in line with inflation, and
- Investing in new sewer pipes or railway signals.
Which becomes bottom of the priority list?
Repeat 10 years running.
Result: nationalised industry infrastructure is bolloxed.
That’s exactly what happened previously.
I can't comment on Northern Rail but although Virgin Rail provide a pretty good service, the price is absolutely appalling. It simply should not cost anywhere near that to travel. We've got used to being ripped off by transport companies so people just seem to accept the shocking prices.My experience of Northern Rail is mixed. My experience of Virgin Rail is very positive. I can see the whole shebang, once nationalised going the way of Northern Rail, on a good day!
But the tube is an outstanding service. Yes, I would like it to be cheaper but it is incredibly reliable.
I can't comment on Northern Rail but although Virgin Rail provide a pretty good service, the price is absolutely appalling. It simply should not cost anywhere near that to travel. We've got used to being ripped off by transport companies so people just seem to accept the shocking prices.