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All these damn rules controlling every aspect of life!
"Capitol" wrote in message ... John Cartmell wrote: snip Re Major:- So he privatised the railways. Badly. The whole operation should have been privatised and price decontrolled as one entity IMO. There is no case for the majority of taxpayers to subsidise the travel costs of a small minority(except perhaps in poor rural areas). True to a point. One thing though, are you talking about just one big private 'British Railways Ltd.' or BR being split up, the former would have caused more problems than it would have solved, the latter would have worked if the railways had gone back to regional companies (with running powers over shared lines and for running block trains etc.) - much of the problem with the railways system as privatise is due to fragmentation of income sources. Airlines etc don't need subsidies(unless they are American/European with poor control of wages and efficiency due largely to union strength/greed). Given a few (5?) years for rail fare adjustments to an economic level and provide a real return on capital, the market will sort out the mess the politicians always produce. Would that not have an effect on the use of the railways system? Public Transport needs to be accessible for to be used (rather than people just using their own cars etc.), some services need to be subsidised - not for the benefit of the company or share holders but for the benefit of those who use the system. |
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All these damn rules controlling every aspect of life!
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Capitol wrote: Thatcher was the person who did not allow BL to go into liquidation. A very bad mistake, as inefficiency continued until the company finally collapsed last year. It would have been interesting if BMW had the funds to actually turn it round. BMW had no intention to even try, it was a 'Cherry Picking' exercise, they wanted certain parts of the company only. |
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All these damn rules controlling every aspect of life!
Well, when all's said and done, you know where you are with the
Tories------------it's just that it's no fun being there without a paddle! |
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All these damn rules controlling every aspect of life!
"Mr Fuxit" wrote in message oups.com... Well, when all's said and done, you know where you are with the Tories------------it's just that it's no fun being there without a paddle! Well yes, but at least one was left with the boat... |
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