Jeremy Corbyn reveals how Labour will renationalise railways if he becomes Prime Minister

[nationalize the fed]

19 September 2015 UK Mirror - Vincent Hoss

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to renationalise the railways if he becomes Prime Minister - and has revealed how he would do it.

In his first major policy announcement since becoming Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn promised to create the “People’s Railway”.


All aboard: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at Kings Cross Station

Unveiling his plan to the Sunday Mirror, Mr Corbyn said all rail franchises would be brought back into public ownership as they expire under a Labour government.

At present, the Department for Transport contracts out former British Rail services to 23 privately-run train operating companies under its franchising system.

But Labour’s new Shadow Transport Secretary Lilian Greenwood will head a new taskforce to pave the way to end the process under Mr Corbyn’s rail revolution...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jeremy-corbyn-reveals-how-labour-6475362?a


(UK Mirror poll as of 9-19-2015)

[smirkymonkey]

1. K&R

This is starting to give me hope that the entire world is fed up with this extreme right-wing bullshit

[T_i_B]

2. I actually don't agree with renationalizing the railways

I would actually argue that rail services have improved since privatization, especially in the area where I live.

The big problem is ticket prices.