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4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Henry Smith: The defen... · 0 replies · +1 points
I expect there'll be some huge changes of opinion when the results of the negotiations are published.
4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Shapps has spotted a o... · 1 reply · +1 points
One clue is that you get only one ticket from A to B. If you get two tickets, one from A to C and one from C to B, then you should be able to break your journey at C. Unless it says not on your receipt.
Yes, it's usually cheaper not to interrupt your journey. You do therefore have the choice you want.
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4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Shapps has spotted a o... · 18 replies · +1 points
How do we get from Beeching to "Without Beeching, Brexit might never have happened"? Is Andrew Gimson moaning about Beeching or moaning about Brexit? If we don't "know if demand for rail travel will revive", then should we be plannimg to open new lines? Beeching's cuts occurred for lines that were un-economic, lines with too few passengers for operators to avoid losses, so reviving those lines might not necessarily be in taxpayers' interests. Bus services might be better for all concerned.
4 years ago @ http://www.conservativ... - Shapps has spotted a o... · 0 replies · +1 points
In real life, neither safety nor service is improved by having management assume their role is to be in conflict with unions. Nor is "central control" always the best method, especially when a system depends so very greatly on each of its individual parts. The so-called "strike weapon" is a perfectly legitimate action for free people to take when they feel their case has not been heard. Trains aren't empty, and leaving them in unplanned places is disruptive too, so a threat to halt them does have teeth.
Yes, a realistic deal has got to be made, one that respects unions and workers as well as management. A deal that recognizes that walking around a train may still serve useful purposes, though personally I've often seen drivers change over without it happening.