The reason why trains cost so much more to operate, and to use, in Britain compared with the rest of Europe can be expressed in one word: privatisation.
We need to renationalise the railways, uniquely without compensation in view of the manner of their privatisation, as the basis for a national network of public transport free at the point of use, including the reversal of bus route and rail line closures going back to the 1950s.
Only public ownership can deliver this. Public ownership is of course British ownership, and thus a safeguard of national sovereignty. It is also a safeguard of the Union in that it creates communities of interest across the several parts of the United Kingdom. Publicly owned concerns often even had, and could have again, the word "British" in their names.
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I haven't got this far yet, so it's something to look forward to. Your books require an effort on the part of the reader but I take that as a mark of respect. The effort is more than well worth it.
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind.
ReplyDeleteYes, I take my readers seriously. People who complain were obviously never the target audience. True wherever I write, including here.