Keir Starmer at it again..

[BillyDee]

Bold. Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years.

Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within five years

The party says it offers the "biggest overhaul in a generation" but ministers brand it "pointless".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[YoungWolf]

How long will that pledge even last

 

[Tredman]

How long will that pledge even last

That one is a doddle, a lot is already nationalised and they just need to let the franchises expire.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yep, Network Rail itself has been state-run for nearly 10 years now and a number of train operators are the same (including the whole East Coast Mainline).

It doesn't mean you end up with British Rail II.

 

[Sniffer]

Crap idea, un-costed blah blah blah, left wing lunatics.

What do you mean that you don't have to pay anything as the franchise contracts come to an end?

But Rail Minister Huw Merriman said the plans were "pointless" and "unfunded".
He said Labour doesn't have a "plan to pay for the bill attached to their rail nationalisation", arguing it would eventually lead to tax rises.

Even when a plan is put forward the Conservatives insist that Labour doesn't have a plan.

 

[pr0sl0]

Important to note it’s only nationalisation of the operating companies, not the rolling stock providers.

Better half than none but will mean the system still has a fair bit of price gouging built in behind the scenes.

 

[Tredman]

If only we had a left wing railway working poster able to provide useful comment rather than being on the piss in Germany.

 

[Kenny]

@lemonjelly can you take his place please

 

[lemonjelly]

@lemonjelly can you take his place please

Fuck the lying tory bastards!

(Hope that covers everything @Kenny )

 

[Kenny]

Was hoping you would say you want to but you are on strike tbh

 

[Tredman]

Currently waiting for my third Stafford to London train this week and it’s the third time it’s been late.

 

[sycophantia]

Currently waiting for my third Stafford to London train this week and it’s the third time it’s been late.

They should privatise the railways to make them more efficient.....oh wait

 

[Templeton Peck]

It's a welcome step in the right direction but hard to get too excited without the rolling stock.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Long read on rolling stock ownership from the RMT. Be warned though - it can get a bit too sexy at points.