Press Release - Rugby
Green Party - 14th August 2012
Roy Sandison - Rugby Green
Party Spokesperson says’
“It has long been the Green
Party policy for many years to demand that the railways are brought back into
public ownership to end the ‘planned’ anarchy of unaccountable private rail
companies working closely together to maximise their profits with a captive
audience of passengers who have few other real choices in respect of travel.”
“As the railway workers Trade
Unions correctly point out the CONDEMS Government sees no real problem with the
private rail companies creaming off a public subsidy 3 times that which existed
with British Railways and pass on ever increasing fare rises onto passengers,
who are paying some of the highest costs of travel in Europe”
“The Green Party believes
that the rail system, including track and operators, needs to be publicly
owned, and would seek to bring the service back into public ownership.”
“All rail franchises that
exist from rail privatisation should be cancelled, with compensation given only
for any money that the franchisee has actually invested in the railway in
excess of any profits the franchisee has taken from the railway.”
In conclusion, Roy Sandison
says “The railways are one of the treasures of our country and could with
correct planning involving local communities, railway workers and passengers
help bring the UK into the 21st century in respect of promoting the
new and sustainable green economy that we so need in this country, but this
will not be done under the way this dogmatic government runs things in our
country at present.”
“Their privatisation model in
respect of the railways has failed and we need change”
