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HS2 - The second high speed line in Britain - government advert
1 February 2012
Debate: Should socialists support the HS2 rail line?
Developing efficient public transport: The second high speed line (HS2) in Britain (the first being the channel tunnel link from London to Paris) would initially connect London to Birmingham by 2026 with a journey time of 49 minutes, writes Mark Pickersgill, Stevenage Socialist Party.
21 September 2011
Private rail companies - a licence to print money
Tory transport secretary Philip Hammond recently described Britain's railways as a "rich man's toy"...
7 July 2011
Stop the jobs slaughter at Bombardier, Derby
Derby has been rocked by the announcement of the loss of more than 1,400 jobs by the train manufacturer Bombardier
RMT protest against Tube privatisation, photo Paul Mattsson
29 June 2011
Workers say: Renationalise the railways!
McNulty report points to further fragmentation and privatisation: The McNulty report on railway 'value for money' stands alongside Lansley's NHS 'reforms' as a brazen attack on our public services by this aggressive government, writes TSSA rail union, personal capacity.
20 September 2010
Democratic, rational planning will permit a consistent improvement in ecological conditions to be achieved over many decades until full sustainability is reached...
13 January 2010
Buses - privatisation means worse services
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the UK bus industry to the Competition Commission because it has "evidence that limited competition between bus operators tends to result in higher prices and lower quality for bus users", writes Alistair Tice.
6 May 2009
Defending a shop steward, in spite of the anti-union laws
The 23 January started like any other day for me, I arrived at work at 6am. I work as a bus driver and I am a Unite shop steward. An argument started between a senior inspector and a fellow driver. As...
14 January 2009
Why Manchester rejected the congestion charge
Greater Manchester residents have thrown out proposals threatening to bring in a "congestion charge" in return for some limited investment in public transport, writes Hugh Caffrey, Manchester.
8 October 2008
The Keep the Metro Public campaign, including trade union activists and members of the Socialist Party have handed out thousands of leaflets opposing the privatisation of the Newcastle Metro, writes Paul Phillips and Ian Patterson, Newcastle Socialist Party.
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