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Question: Is "Nobody with any sense would rely on the trains" a correct analysis?  (Voting closed: November 06, 2022, 08:25:32)
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« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2022, 21:55:59 »

This opinion in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/24/britains-trains-tories-north-england-avanti and the following comments provide a relevant backdrop to this thread.


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