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COMPULSORY rail privatisation across Europe took another step forward this week, with the decision by European Parliament negotiators to rubber-stamp the opening up of all rail routes to more competition.
It beggars belief that this could happen without being noticed by combined forces of the print and electronic media.
Any observer of Britain’s media could be forgiven for believing that the most important thing that happened yesterday was that the richest woman in the country had reached the age of 90.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
Our members face daily abuse, being spat at, sometimes even deadly assaults, and employers fail to take the issue seriously despite the increasing danger, writes RMT general secretary EDDIE DEMPSEY