Tories nationalise Southeastern trains

[Trug]

Well. well. well. Who would have thought that?

Southeastern trains taken over by Government after £25m franchise breach

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said fares, tickets and services will be unchanged for millions of commuters when the Government steps in to run services

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

Let's hope it the beginning of the end of privatised rail services.

Profits should be reinvested to improve services, not shareholders bank balances.

 

[asredastheycome]

"Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said a probe by his department had discovered that millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash had gone undeclared by the operator since 2014."

Only taken them seven years to discover the undeclared tax.

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

"Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said a probe by his department had discovered that millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash had gone undeclared by the operator since 2014."

Only taken them seven years to discover the undeclared tax.

It only means they'll be establishing another gravy train, Covid testing being one

 

[Ironops]

as was proven with east coast, its impossible to make a profit out of the railways whilst also adhering to the franchise rules and fair structures put in place.

rail privatisation has been one of the biggest disasters of the whole privatisation era under Thatcher and Major

 

[The_Unicorn]

as was proven with east coast, its impossible to make a profit out of the railways whilst also adhering to the franchise rules and fair structures put in place.

rail privatisation has been one of the biggest disasters of the whole privatisation era under Thatcher and Major

No fan of thatcher but Major nationalised the railways, Thatcher was against it

 

[FatCat]

What is the 25 million descrepancy anybody know? They have been quick to announce this doesn’t impact services or prices!!

 

[Capybara]

No fan of thatcher but Major nationalised the railways, Thatcher was against it

Thatcher was against railways.

 

[The_Unicorn]

Thatcher was against railways.

Thatcher

 

[Redwurzel]

Rail privatisation was a bridge too far.