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Title: Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour? Post by: grahame on October 19, 2014, 08:58:23 From the Western Morning News
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Labour-tourism-strategy-cut-rail-fares-business/story-23253647-detail/story.html? Quote Labour tourism strategy to cut rail fares and business rates Tourism leaders in the Westcountry have welcomed Labour^s new strategy for tourism but are disappointed the party is not willing to follow the example of other European nations and slash VAT for the sector. Deputy leader Harriet Harman announced a raft of measures including cutting business rates for small-to-medium enterprises and providing cheaper train travel via a massive shake-up of the rail industry. [continues] Title: Re: Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 19, 2014, 23:07:39 Quote Deputy leader Harriet Harman announced a raft of measures including ... providing cheaper train travel via a massive shake-up of the rail industry. ... as indeed they did when they were previously in government. ::) :o Title: Re: Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour? Post by: JayMac on October 19, 2014, 23:32:19 Yep. 'Twas Labour who moved the regulated fares increases from RPI-1% to RPI+1%. And started the ball rolling on 'the passenger must pay a greater share of the industry's costs', by reducing direct subsidy.
What's the betting Labour will be offering some sort of cap on fares increases, or RPI neutral increases, in their manifesto? I doubt they'll be advocating re-nationalisation as they were up to the 1997 General Election. That ship has sailed, or rather, that train has departed. Title: Re: Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour? Post by: ellendune on October 20, 2014, 07:28:21 I doubt they'll be advocating re-nationalisation as they were up to the 1997 General Election. That ship has sailed, or rather, that train has departed. They have already said they are not offering renationalisation, but they are offering public sector bids for franchises. Title: Re: Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour? Post by: devon_metro on October 20, 2014, 19:06:29 Cheaper train tickets, but higher taxes. I'm sure working people would benefit very little.
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