Report: How Private Rail Companies Are Trying to Slow Down Nationalisation
Polly Smythe
The longer renationalisation is delayed, the longer profiteers have to lobby the government, reports Polly Smythe.
Tag: trains
Report: Government Accused of ‘Cover Up’ of Its Deal With One of Britain’s Worst Train Companies
Polly Smythe
Exclusive: The department for transport has refused a request to publish the terms of service for Avanti West Coast, claiming it would cause 'misinterpretation and confusion'.
Report: Avanti West Coast Launches ‘Vendetta’ Against Staff After Executives Joked About ‘Free Money’
Polly Smythe
Exclusive: The train operator apologised after Novara Media’s revelations caused a political storm. But behind closed doors, bosses were more concerned about stopping information getting out in future.
Report: ‘Free Money’: Executives at Failing Train Company Joke About Making Money at the Taxpayer’s Expense
Polly Smythe
Exclusive: An internal presentation seen by Novara Media shows how managers for one of Britain’s worst train companies joked that taxpayers' money is ‘too good to be true’.
Opinion: Finnish Trains Are What the UK Could Have If It Gave a Shit
Rivkah Brown
A playground carriage, an entire pub, cheap tickets – Nordic trains are an advert for nationalisation, writes Rivkah Brown.
Opinion: When Will We Start Fighting For Our Trains?
Moya Lothian-McLean
The government’s attack on our railways offers a huge opportunity for the left to fight for proper nationalisation, argues Moya Lothian-McLean.
The Bastani Factor: Audit Boris, Nationalise the Trains
On this week’s TBF Aaron asks what is happening at South Western Railway, calls for a ‘Boris Audit’ and muses on the use of ‘International Men’s Day’.