The editorial on the Labour party’s proposals for our railway (25 April) and Tom Haines-Doran’s article on further measures (Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs, 26 April) need to address a central feature of the privatised and fragmented regime. If Great British Railways is to plan effectively, this process must be swept away and replaced by one that (in your editorial’s phrase) will “knit together different parts of the country [as] a source of pride”. Jonathan TylerPassenger Transport Networks, YorkAt last we have a concrete commitment from Labour that voters can get behind. Renationalising water would be great, but I appreciate that it would be more complex and expensive.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2024 02:52 UTC