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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 17, 2021, 03:35:07 PM

Title: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 17, 2021, 03:35:07 PM
Interesting news


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56432919
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Owlswing on March 17, 2021, 03:49:49 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 17, 2021, 03:35:07 PM

Interesting news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56432919


Now for the English rail companies! I hope!

Owlswing

)O(
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Steve H on March 17, 2021, 10:31:36 PM
Excellent! I share Owlswing's hope.
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: ad_orientem on March 18, 2021, 06:44:46 AM
Should never have been privatised in the first place. Let's hope one day utilities will be renationalised too.
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Robbie on March 18, 2021, 07:03:25 AM
Quote from: Owlswing on March 17, 2021, 03:49:49 PM
Now for the English rail companies! I hope!

Owlswing

)O(

So do I.
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Owlswing on March 18, 2021, 07:35:35 AM
Quote from: ad_orientem on March 18, 2021, 06:44:46 AM

Should never have been privatised in the first place. Let's hope one day utilities will be renationalised too.


Agreed!

Owlswing

)O(
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Outrider on March 18, 2021, 09:19:40 AM
Quote from: ad_orientem on March 18, 2021, 06:44:46 AM
Should never have been privatised in the first place. Let's hope one day utilities will be renationalised too.

I don't know that I'm intrinsically opposed to privatisation, but the particular format of this privatisation was always going to be problematic - giving a company a long-term exclusive monopoly over a region doesn't conform to any rational understanding of 'competition' that I've ever come across.

O.
Title: Re: Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised
Post by: Aruntraveller on March 18, 2021, 09:28:37 AM
Quote from: ad_orientem on March 18, 2021, 06:44:46 AM
Should never have been privatised in the first place. Let's hope one day utilities will be renationalised too.

Extremely difficult to get that particular genie back in the bottle. Realistically, it's not going to happen any time soon. By which I mean I'll be long gone by that time.