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We have literally just announced spending an extra £75bn on defence over the next six years: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-turning-point-in-european-security-as-uk-set-to-increase-defence-spending-to-25-by-2030. The money spent on the rolling stock would be paid for and then...

The train operating franchises would be nationalised. The government would be taking over the role of Govia, and leasing the stock from the ROSCO's in commercial deals, to then be used by the new public TOCs.

Yes, it has been run as a government body since 2014, with any debt accrued being added to the national debt.

Three companies own 87% of rolling stock, effectively creating a cartel. That needs to be broken up at the very least. Otherwise all public ownership of the franchises would do is funnel more public money to the ROSCO companies.

Saving money in the long run. Richard Murphy, from the link I posted: "Second, they are not planning to renationalise the rolling stock companies that have leeched money out of the system for decades. It would, apparently, be too costly to do that, which is nonsense since if a premium is...

So both New Labour and the current Tory government have fuelled the current woke society?

"Labour is also not planning to nationalise rail freight companies or rolling stock companies." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68889345 They have to do this to make any sort of difference...

Thank you!

I think you do it via this Twitter account/service: https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp?lang=en

Any chance you (and everyone else when posting threads) can post the unrolled threads for the benefit of those of us who left Twitter?

Ethan Wheatley - the 250th academy player to make a first team debut.

Palestinian feminist scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian is Professor of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Global Chair in Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian has been subjected – for more than six months – to a persistent and public repression of her...

It’s virtually illegal to be English and proud English folk are more than happy to join in the great festival of Guinness-drinking every March 17. But come April 23, nothing happens https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/23/its-virtually-illegal-to-be-english-and-proud/

This has been happening for years: From 2024: Coroner criticises benefits rules after vulnerable claimant’s death DWP missed many chances to act as woman’s mental health declined while under overpayment investigation...

We are not broke. This is despite the fact that: From 1694 to 2010 this country racked up £800 billion in national debt. This government has racked up over £1.6 trillion in debt in 14 years whilst promising to save money due to austerity. We have accrued more debt in the past 14 years than...