And while we renationalise the railways let’s abandon the “rich man’s railway” HS2. ….a huge waste of money….let’s run our current railways better and more effectively and efficiently!
This Birmingham Socialist Discussion Group meeting has been called to discuss the state of the railway system in Britain today and the case for nationalisation.
7 pm Wednesday 24th October first floor room, the Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill City Centre
The front pages of the mainstream press have recently described the chaos in the British railways. Right-wing newspapers who have always supported the privatisation of the railways are now reflecting the dramatic failures of this system.
The Times 20.9.18. “Rail failings exposed by chaos over timetables” In which it informed its readers that “Nobody took charge of May’s timetable overhaul leading to the cancellation of 800 services a day.”
The Daily Mail headline on the same day was “Off the Rails!”. It said “Passengers are routinely being failed and the timetable chaos highlighted systemic weakness, poor leadership and lack of accountability.”
Two railways Northern Rail and…
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Keith Bracey the Brummie Bard Birmingham & Black Country poet & writer 