Can Labour get Britain's trains back on track?
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Train travel in the UK has become an increasingly painful experience in the past few years. Prices continue to rise at an astonishing rate, meanwhile delays, cancellations and strikes have become the norm. Many have simply given up on this mode of transport.
Last night, Labour announced their plan to get Britain’s railways back on track. But what does this mean? And could bringing trains back into public ownership really fix the dire state of rail travel in the UK?
Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined in the studio by George Eaton, senior editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent.
Read: Louise Haigh: Labour manifesto will pledge rail renationalisation
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| 1:03.0 | Labor are planning to re-nationalize the UK's railways. |
| 1:07.0 | Train travel in the UK has become an increasingly painful experience in the past few years. |
| 1:16.0 | Prices continue to rise at an astonishing rate. |
| 1:20.0 | Meanwhile, delays, cancellations and strikes have become the norm. |
| 1:25.2 | Many have simply given up on this mode of transport. |
| 1:28.8 | Last night, Labour announced their plan to get Britain's railways back on track. |
| 1:34.0 | See what we did there? |
| 1:35.2 | What does this mean though? |
| 1:36.6 | And could bringing trains back into public ownership |
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