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Some of us remember pre-privatisation as being a lot worse: carriages were older, trains were slower and there were less of them, staff were ruder and didn't ca
by dash2 2y ago
Some of us remember pre-privatisation as being a lot worse: carriages were older, trains were slower and there were less of them, staff were ruder and didn't care about their customers, announcements were inaudible. Fares were probably lower though.
- GordonS 2y agoUnfortunately I'm old enough too :) Yes, it's true that things were pretty grim. I remember being embarrassed when a colleague from Norway travelled with me in a filthy, worn train carriage stinking of piss :( But IMO that doesn't excuse the lack of poor management since then. Things could be much, much better.
- dash2 2y agoI think the question is, will nationalization make things better? Historically, the UK has not done very well with nationalized industries. Maybe this time will be different.