>> Don't you DARE try and promote the labour lie that Rail Nationalisation is free.
Don't you DARE to lie and misrepresent Labour's proposal in their manifesto which is:
Bring private rail companies back into public ownership as their franchises expire.
Those franchises which extend beyond 2022 would 'fall in' during term of next government - unless the operator hands in the keys in style of GNER.
The funding of franchises and whether they pay premiums to the Treasury or are subsidised is utterly lacking in consistency. A mess.
No commitment to nationalise the leasing companies (and rolling stock arrangements are another mess).
The current franchisees haven't exactly covered themselves in glory over dealings with unions. Not just the current actions in various places. London Midland were forced to offer 'deals' during 2012/13 to customers as recompense for cancellations due to their failing to recruit sufficient drivers.
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