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Ed Miliband pledged that Labour would introduce the "biggest reforms of the railways since privatisation", during a visit to Hastings today. During a Q&A, Mliband told the audience that if the Tories were re-elected then commuters in the…
Today, Mary Creagh Shadow Secretary of State for Transport will outline a new deal Scotland’s railways, if Scotland should votes ‘no’ in the referendum. Working together, Scottish and UK Labour are putting forward a proposal for a “new deal…
The London Underground is the single most important piece of public infrastructure in the capital. Over three million people use the Tube each day, to get to work, visit family or see friends. A healthy Underground network is at the heart…
Nick Robinson reported earlier this evening that "Labour will soon unveil a promise to change the law to allow for the part re-nationalisation of the rail network." Except that's not exactly the case. Tomorrow the National Policy Forum…
When deciding Labour’s approach to running our railways, I hope the party leadership don't talk down our railway’s recent successes. Passenger numbers have more than doubled from around 600 million journeys per year in 1994 to 1.3 billion…
Ed Miliband is resisting pressure from trade unions to support renationalising the rail industry. Both the Financial Times (£) and Independent have stories this morning about the Labour leadership moving to adopt a policy whereby both the…
Rail services in London – both overground and underground – are an important part of the responsibility of the Mayor of London. The lesson I learned in London was we need the right answers not just the status quo or solutions that simply…
Over the past week, Labour approach to rail - and public ownership - has come back onto the agenda. There's a groundswell of opinion within the party and the wider movement that Labour should begin to take rail franchises back into public…
Ahh the railways. After the NHS there are few topics more likely to bring up the blood pressure of a Labour Party activist. They are a part of us and our story - a story of a benevolent state acting not for a profit motive, but for the good…
There is a lively debate across the country about the future of our railways. At the heart of this is a sense – shared amongst the public – that the rail system is not delivering the best deal for us as passengers or taxpayers. For a start…
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Last week was a "business week" in Labour's strategy schedule - a week where Miliband aimed to set out a clearer message of what a Labour Goverment's relation with business would be. In a speech pitched to business last week at the Policy…
