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Their wordsWhen it comes to rail, as with so many of the other privatisations of the 1980s, the experiment failed.
Their wordsIf people pay the government more, and private providers less, they can receive better services.
Their wordsThe temptation for private providers to try to raise prices and lower their costs continuously is just too great, especially where there is currently the least regulation.
Their wordsNationalisation is back as a serious option. A reversal of 1980s thinking is underway.
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