On Grayling and grey areas: The East Coast ‘nationalisation’ isn’t all it seems
The government have managed to outsource our ‘Operator of Last Resort’ to yet more private sector firms.
The government have managed to outsource our ‘Operator of Last Resort’ to yet more private sector firms.
Activists picketed Britain’s most famous train station, Kings Cross, demanding renationalisation of the much maligned East Coast line.
A new poll reveals the vast majority of the public think Chris Grayling messed up letting Virgin and Stagecoach off the hook.
Seven large train operators score satisfaction rates of less than 50 per cent
Miliband’s plans have upset the private sector but also angered rail unions.
With passengers wholly dissatisfied with the service provided on the railways, is now the time to look for an alternative?
East Coast is doing a great job and it should be allowed to get on with it.
Parliament will today debate a government proposal to re-privatise the East Coast mainline.
Despite the fact that the current not-for-dividend operator will have returned £800 million to the taxpayer by the end of this financial year, the government is keen to return East Coast rail services to private hands as speedily as possible.