Cannydc wrote:A BMG Research poll has found 64 per cent of voters would support bringing the railways back into public ownership, while just 19 per cent of people would oppose it.
And 56 per cent branded the privatisation of the railways a failure, with only 15 per cent of people saying it had been a success.
The poll found a major appetite for tougher sanctions against private rail firms, with 80 per cent backing the prospect of major fines and only 9 per cent opposing it.
Some 64 per cent believe the government has not properly held private firms to account over the quality of service they offer to the public, while only 20 per cent think rail companies have been reasonably scrutinised by ministers.
Another Tory FAIL. Easy to find plenty of those, but where are the actual ACHIEVEMENTS ?
I've just returned from a trip to Dublin where the railways are state run.
Used them a couple of times and their rolling stock is the same as ours, difference being that they are a lot cleaner, the tickets are very cheap, there are more trains and they always run on time....