The Competition and Markets Authority is set to intervene – which is cause for hope.
The decision by the Office for Rail Regulation to refuse new competitive services on Britain’s biggest rail network defies the Government’s approach and philosophy.
Open access services have delivered lower fares, more routes, happier passengers, better trains and pose no threat to the viability of the railway.
The consequences of the Carbon Price Floor could soon be wholesale UK electricity prices almost double those in Germany or Italy.
In Wakefield, represented by the party’s Transport front bench spokesman, the revival of Kirkgate is bringing benefits to Westgate – and passengers.
Our competitors look at the UK with a combination of bemusement and confusion, as they examine which industries they can lure to their shores.
The days of the ‘railopoly’ should be over: we need a rail network in which no train company can hike fares without fear of passengers being able to vote with their feet.