http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/23/revealed-jeremy-corbyn-had-a-seat-during-train-journey-he-claime/ The Telegraph says that: "Jeremy Corbyn had a seat during the train journey he suggested was so "ram packed" that he had to sit on the floor. Note the "reserved" notices pinned to the seats. For crying out loud! What is it with these people? Corbyn's people say the seats were full or reserved. No they were not! screams Sir Richard Branson, we have a video! The seats were full says people on the train. The Mail, Telegraph, The i, The Times share a common thread that Jeremy Corbyn is completely discredited and his leadership is in tatters Mrs Dromey, aka Harriet Harman, on behalf of the 172 plotters and their supporters and never slow to miss an opportunity for a s nide dig, admits that she has "no idea what's going on", but feels that Jeremy is damaged. Harriet Harman. "I have no idea what's going on...
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http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/19/labour-transport-campaign-fight-rail-fare-price-rises?commentpage=1 Campaigners step up rail fares fight as prices rise again Fare to rise by another 6% Average ticket price has gone up 25% under coalition government. So has the subsidy that the taxpayer gives to these privatised parasites. Bring Back British Rail. If we are going to give subsidies, then at least we should be giving them to an industry that we own rather than pouring our money into the pockets of private businesses and their share holders.
What a good idea! . Bring back British Rail! "The train companies receive huge sums of taxpayers money in the form of grants every year. The train companies receive huge sums of money in the form of ticket charges, and every year inflate this ticket revenue with fare increases way above inflation levels. Every year, the train company "bosses" siphon off a large portion of this income to pay themselves six figure salaries and bonuses and to provide large dividends to their "investors". The rest of this taxpayer funded (one way or another) income is explained as being necessary for "investment projects" on the rail network. The only purpose of the privatisation of British Rail was to provide a bottomless pit of income for private companies and investors. It had nothing to do with "improving services and driving down costs" nothing to do with "providing value and saving money for the taxpayer" and it had nothing to do w...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/03/rail-state-control-ed-miliband?guni=Keyword:news-grid%20main-1%20Main%20trailblock:Editable%20trailblock%20-%20news:Position1:anchor%20image Bring rail under state's control to win back power Renationalisation of the rail network. "Bring the rail network back into national ownership if Labour wins the next election" A very good idea and a step in the right direction. The problem of course is that today's Labour Party, at least the leadership and the hierarchy of the party, lack the political will to take the necessary steps to bring about the return of this asset to public ownership. There are some industries which are far too important to society to be left to the vagaries of private enterprise. Privatisation has failed and penalised the consumer, the tax payer and the public in all of the industries privatised to date. For complete failure, we need look no further than British Rail. For exploita...
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/02/rail-fare-price-increases-condemned-passengers Consumer and campaign groups join passengers in condemning increases Let the train take the strain The train companies receive huge sums of taxpayers money in the form of grants every year. The train companies receive huge sums of money in the form of ticket charges, and every year inflate this ticket revenue with fare increases way above inflation levels. Every year, the train company "bosses" siphon off a large portion of this income to pay themselves six figure salaries and bonuses and to provide large dividends to their "investors". The rest of this taxpayer funded (one way or another) income is explained as being necessary for "investment projects" on the rail network. The only purpose of the privatisation of British Rail was to provide a bottomless pit of income for private companies and investors. It had nothing to do with "improv...
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/09/rail-transport-transport Season tickets for part-time workers and cheaper fares out of rush hours are part of a new look for the rail fare system Too little, too late. This "sweetener" does nothing to address the fundamental problem of the train companies abusing their monopolistic position in constantly raising fares above and beyond the level of inflation and at the same time taking more and more money from the tax payer in the form of "rail subsidies", most of which goes directly into the pockets of the rail companies shareholders.