Wasn't east coast mainline the recent experiment. Granted private ownership went belly up but nationalisation didn't do much better so they put it up for tender...
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Wasn't east coast mainline the recent experiment. Granted private ownership went belly up but nationalisation didn't do much better so they put it up for tender...
Who under 30 even watches TV?
Unless by 'The Facebook Generation' you do actually mean the over-30s.....?
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I dont see why anyone should be shafted for that amount when we already pay 10's of thousands a year in tax.
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Different era anyway. How could you even compare British Rail in the 1970's/80's to how it would be handled today?
You're not too young. TfL is publicly owned.
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Wasn't that thing about a top rate for 50% earners suggested under Milliband? i.e not in the current Manifesto.
If you take their current promises at face value (as opposed to a suggestion made in the past) then the top 5% of earners, paying a bit more tax after they earn 80K is a pretty good way of funding things.
Governments struggle to keep the NHS adequately funded. This is an institution that saves life's...
Think keeping the railways adequately funded will be high on anyone's agenda? When it has never been in its history of running, both privately and nationalised.
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But the NHS doesn't make money. Train lines on the whole, do.
They should be self-funding, and in fact be a net contributor back in to the economy.
They should be self-funding, and in fact be a net contributor back in to the economy.
Tories choose not to keep the NHS adequately funded. Labour actually didn't.
do you think its ok then that foreign governments own them and take the profits rising fares year on year?
What's your opinion on TfL? Do you think that the London's underground would be better if each line was run as a separate franchise with separate ticketing?
Obviously not. At least it's not the preferred outcome. But if it was a choice between foreign owned but the level of service we have now, or nationalisation but with a lesser service (which is my opinion) I would take the 1st option. As an everyday comuter.
Surely if in public ownership they should be ran "not for profit" with profits being put back into the service to benefit those who use it?
*I know I said "not for profit" and then said "profits put back in" but you know what I mean
*I know I said "not for profit" and then said "profits put back in" but you know what I mean
TfL, for what it services, does a grand job. However that doesn't necessarily translate once you extrapolate things does it?
I live outside of London so have no idea in my using it maybe six times in my life what an adequate service would/would not be outside of all the reported pay disputes, working conditions etc.
I can only imagine trying to run such a complex service for "profit" would not be viable and is the reason it has thus far not been privatised?
I imagine the lines would be "cherry picked"?
He also makes a good point. TfL workers are constantly on strike over pay/ working conditions. Imagine that nationwide?
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Yeah well I disagree, as a family we don't want to pay anymore to fund the lunacy of small minded scroats as we already pay thousands.
Still happens even with private ownership though so no win or gain in that area?
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Surely if in public ownership they should be ran "not for profit" with profits being put back into the service to benefit those who use it?
*I know I said "not for profit" and then said "profits put back in" but you know what I mean
That's what I meant, as a Net contributor, ALL the profits are put back in to the service and so it's self funding and actually has more investment.
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