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For all of Britain to succeed in a post-Brexit world, improved connectivity, both outside our islands and around them, is key. Fast, reliable and affordable transport by road, air and rail has the power to make a real difference to people’s…
British wages have been stagnant for over a decade. The share of wealth owned by labour, as opposed to capital, is in long-term decline. Median household income peaked somewhere around 2003. The five richest families in this country now own…
Labour has exciting plans for reforming the railways – but we must stand firm against attacks on our record in Government. You almost have to admire the Tories’ brass necks. Even as the rail upgrade programme falls apart and the delivery of…
It was confirmed this morning that, from January, the cost of commuting by rail will have risen by 25% on average under the Tories. This is a hammer blow to the hundreds of thousands of rail commuters who are forced to pay ever higher…
Three months ago today, David Cameron and George Osborne unveiled a manifesto that made this promise to voters: “Electrification of the railways is a key part of our investment programme, with work already underway across the North [and]…
I am writing this article on board what the Conservative Party hopes is one of the last publicly run trains in Britain. On Sunday, East Coast will be privatised. The nation’s stake – its share in the East Coast Main Line company – will be…
Today Andy Sawford is highlighting the fact that, when it comes to the railways, this Government has a problem: East Coast. In 2009 Labour took East Coast into public ownership when the private operator walked away from the franchise…
From the cradle to the grave: for most of us, the first face we see when we are born is that of an NHS worker and from that moment on, we entrust ourselves to the care of our National Health Service at some of the most vulnerable, poignant…
