Public anger over disruption, fare increases, and cancelled investment needs to be answered – or they will be tempted by Labour’s calls for nationalisation.
We need new laws to cover transport and the emergency services.
The days of the ‘railopoly’ should be over: we need a rail network in which no train company can hike fares without fear of passengers being able to vote with their feet.
We now have a tried and tested case study to prove that competition in rail delivers better services, better value and higher satisfaction.