Paying the price – the Tories are failing rail passengers
It was confirmed this morning that, from January, the cost of commuting by rail will have risen by…
Railways
Andy Burnham to promise cheaper rail travel for part-time workers
Andy Burnham will promise cheaper rail season tickets for parents who only travel part of the week, as…
Labour will make the railways a priority if they win in May
Labour will make their rail plans a priority if they win in May and launch a review of…
Labour’s manifesto: new policies
This morning Ed Miliband unveiled Labour’s manifesto in Manchester. Before the Labour leader took to the stage, we…
Almost two-thirds of people want some form of public ownership of the railways, polls finds
More people want the railways to be brought into public ownership than want them to stay privatised, a…
East Coast: Why privatisation is not the end of the line for rail reform
I am writing this article on board what the Conservative Party hopes is one of the last publicly…
Dugher criticises Cameron for “ideological sell off” of East Coast ahead of privatisation tomorrow
Tomorrow, East Coast Main Line will be taken over by private companies Virgin and Stagecoach. Ahead of…
Clamp down on second jobs and nationalise railways, say LabourList readers
At the start of this week, allegations of a ‘cash-for-access’ scandal were levelled at Jack Straw MP and Sir…
Weekly Survey: MPs’ second jobs, railway renationalisation and Ed Miliband
This week started off with something of a 2010 throwback; the words ‘cash for access’ were splashed across…
Dugher railways remarks appear to be a shift in substance, not just tone
Michael Dugher, the Shadow Transport Secretary, has moved to align himself with the grassroots of the party by…
