Take railways back into public ownership, say LabourList readers
Over the past week, Labour approach to rail – and public ownership – has come back onto the…
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Labour can’t have decided a policy on the railways – we’ve not yet debated it
Ahh the railways. After the NHS there are few topics more likely to bring up the blood pressure…
Time for bigger thinking on our railways
There is a lively debate across the country about the future of our railways. At the heart of…
Weekly Survey: Business, devolution and the railways
Last week was a “business week” in Labour’s strategy schedule – a week where Miliband aimed to set…
Should trains be owned by the public? The answer will define Labour
Sometimes the whole messy, complex and frustrating world of Labour politics gets boiled down to something simple. Beyond…
Could Labour make a rail announcement this week? And where does that leave the NPF?
The Guardian reports this morning that the Labour Party will this week announce plans to allow state owned…
Poll shows that pledging to nationalise the railways could prove to be electorally effective
Last week market research agency, Survation, carried out telephone research on behalf of RMT, which looked into how the…
Public back Miliband’s big policies – but they’re not convinced by him
This weekend’s YouGov polling is a mixed bag for Labour and Ed Miliband. The topline polling shows Labour…
It’s time for Labour to set out a plan for rail reform – but how far are we willing to go?
The debate about Labour’s rail policy has never been higher on the agenda as ASLEF’s conference begins in…
90% of LabourList readers back PPCs call for public ownership of the railways
At the weekend, more than 40 Labour PPCs called for rail franchises to be taken back into public…
