Just trying to imagine the opprobrium if someone from the Government front bench had made a similar comment about a Labour frontbencher. I suspect we'd get all sorts of comments about the nasty Torie… (View Post)
So, what you're describing here is a problem of success - high passenger demand. Which requires more train paths, rolling stock, and infrastructure investment. Exactly the things nationalisation is p… (View Post)
Yes, such arguments are often responded to with "it couldn't be worse that what we have now" or "it couldn't be much worse than so and so" but that's just a failure of imagination… (View Post)
It will certainly not provide a better service. What it will do is make central government a constraint for funding through the DfT, which essentially means the Treasury. Such pressure as there is wi… (View Post)
Of course they wanted to make her a Bishop. They knew she'd move heaven and earth to defend and protect the institution. Whatever the cost. (View Post)