Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
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ScotRail's nationalisation must be only the start
Now that Scotland's railways are back in public hands, we must make sure they stay that way — and that the government invests in more services, better stations and lower fares for our passengers, writes KEVIN LINDSAY
Our groundbreaking report reveals how private rail companies are bleeding millions from public coffers through exploitative leasing practices — but we have the solutions, writes Aslef Scottish organiser KEVIN LINDSAY
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SCOTRAIL was taken out of public ownership and privatised 25 years ago today. Placing ScotRail into private hands saw Scotland’s rail services suffer for a quarter of a century, with a model of passenger service based on corporate greed and not on building the world-class rail services that Scotland needs.
Privatisation has meant corporate welfare, with the public purse subsidising private companies and failure. It has meant endless profiteering with fares escalating way beyond inflation, unaffordable for too many people — and often it has meant a deterioration in service.
Privatisation of ScotRail also resulted in a vital part of our national infrastructure being taken out of the democratic public realm, with too many decision-makers and regulators operating without accountability to the travelling public they serve and the staff they employ.
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