‘Free money!’ Avanti West Coast bosses caught joking about UK government handouts (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 0 points 10 months ago

was awarded a new long-term contract last year by the government to run Britain’s major intercity service despite a poor record of cancelled and late-running trains.

Something Private Eye pointed out is the current Tory government is awarding new LONG franchise contracts to these companies to poison Labour from renationalising the railways unless they're willing to buy out the franchise owners at great cost.

So don't expect Labour to come in and nationalise the railways - Tories have fucked us all over.

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