A MAJORITY of people believe the railways would be better value for money if they were publicly owned, a new survey suggests.
More than half of 1,000 people said rail should be run in the public sector, with only one in five supporting privatisation.
Campaign group We Own It said its study showed that almost half of people believed fares would be cheaper under public ownership.
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
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
