John Prescott on renationalisation of UK railways

[John Ashworth]

Now we have proof nationalised railways are better run, invest more and save taxpayers cash

by John Prescott

There’s been a lot of talk about re-nationalising our railways...

As a son of a railwayman, it’s something I’ve always believed in – a nationally owned rail service.

The Tories rushed through the privatisation of rail by John Major before the 1992 general election.

Even Thatcher thought it was a terrible idea – splitting up British Rail so the franchised services were sold to the highest bidder...