RMT on trailed Govt Queens Speech announcement

RMT on trailed Govt Queens Speech announcement

13 October 2019

RMT Press Office:

Rail union RMT on trailed Government Queens Speech announcement on franchising

General Secretary Mick Cash said;
 
"From what we've seen trailed by the Government on rail franchising this is nothing new and the old Tory principle that profits and privatisation come first remains locked in. Nobody will be fooled by this "same meat, different gravy" spin that's coming out of Downing Street.
 
"Private operation of our railways in incompatible with reliable and high quality services, lower fares and investment in infra-structure as the train companies will always suck the life blood out of the system in profits and dividends. That is a cold hard fact. 
 
"Trying to repackage the racket of franchising for political purposes will fail. Ruling out the public sector option exposes the whole policy for the sham that it is. We need a nationalised railway where quality, investment, planning and safety come first."
 
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