>> How metrocentric Bromp. Get the rest of the many to subsidise the few.
There are supposedly about 3m. rail commuters. Probably no easily accessible data on where they live - I'd guess it's mostly around London anyway.
38% of London workers commuted by rail in 2016-17. The figure for "England" was 10%, presumably including London so an assumption plus a a rough calculation suggests that for England excluding London the figure will be no more than 2%. Only the Manchester figure is mentioned specifically at 3%.
www.cbre.co.uk/research-and-reports/our-cities/city-commuting-by-rail
I can't decide how much sense this proposal makes. An annual season ticket from here to London (about a 40 mile drive although that is a bit academic) is £4336 or £5356 with Travelcard. That sounds crippling for anybody on an ordinary wage but is probably still less than using a car, all expenses considered. Never mind parking.
The nub to me is that trains and commuting are really about London. A London solution is needed, it's nothing to do with the vast majority elsewhere.
It wouldn't be the first time politicians have mistaken London for the UK.
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