Re:UK Rail services to come under unified state control
by andrepd on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:18AM
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It's a classic tactic: underfund government services, then point to how they don't work as a pretext to privatise.
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Re:UK Rail services to come under unified state control
by LatteLazy on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:44AM
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110% correct. Just in the last 6 months we've seen all the rail companies (supposedly private) bailed out. TfL, the only real public provider was told to cover its bills itself and eventually accepted a loan on userous terms...
Re:UK Rail services to come under unified state control
by pydry on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:27AM
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This is happening to the NHS right now.
128k deaths thanks to an overloaded, underfunded system and Boris Johnson's own nurse rage-quits and the conservatives are still gaining electoral ground. It's bizarre.