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    Andy McDonald MP‏Verified account @AndyMcDonaldMP Jan 1

    Rail fares are up by 36% since 2010, having risen more than twice as fast as wages With punctuality at its worst in 13 years, today’s increases are an affront to passengers Labour will bring our railways back into public ownership and cap fares to stop above inflation rises

    11:15 pm - 1 Jan 2019
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    242 replies . 1,223 retweets 3,140 likes
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      2. Wings Over Scotland‏Verified account @WingsScotland Jan 2
        Replying to @AndyMcDonaldMP @alexgordon4me

        13 years, by a remarkable coicidence, being how long you were in power for WITHOUT renationalising them last time.

        3 replies . 34 retweets 96 likes
      3. David Carter‏ @Manxstar Jan 2
        Replying to @WingsScotland @AndyMcDonaldMP @alexgordon4me

        Under the Blairites - but Corbyn is now in control. Perhaps you missed the news.

        8 replies . 0 retweets 35 likes
      4. Wings Over Scotland‏Verified account @WingsScotland Jan 2
        Replying to @Manxstar @AndyMcDonaldMP @alexgordon4me

        The Blairites promised to renationalise the trains too. Labour's promoses don't count for shit.

        6 replies . 8 retweets 50 likes
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      2. Tradasro  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @tradasro Jan 2
        Replying to @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Hilarious. The biggest rail privatisation of the decade was enabled by a Labour Government back in May. A brand new railway privatised by the Jeremy Party.pic.twitter.com/l8NHRD07qa

        2 replies . 51 retweets 67 likes
      3. knightmaker1979‏ @knightmaker1979 Jan 2
        Replying to @tradasro @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Oh christ don't tell his followers that - they tend to forget about #LabourRunWales when they're spouting their #RealChange bullsh*t. Scotland woke up to their cronyism and #PFI #EqualPay debts. Wales is slowly getting roused out their slumber too.

        1 reply . 5 retweets 14 likes
      4. Tradasro  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @tradasro Jan 2
        Replying to @knightmaker1979 @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Ah lovely Wales where Jeremy fails to mitigate the Bedroom Tax. Oh buts it’s not the same party .. 🤣

        1 reply . 1 retweet 12 likes
      5. knightmaker1979‏ @knightmaker1979 Jan 2
        Replying to @tradasro @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Or where OAPs are sitting until the year 2020 to get hip replacement operations. In #LabourRunWales - but but it's all Westminster's fault according to the Assembly, yet when @theSNP point out the same block grant cuts - they're the ones implementing austerity

        0 replies . 2 retweets 10 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Simon B‏ @TheSimBear Jan 2
        Replying to @AndyMcDonaldMP

        So the people who pay the rises now is some of the country, but if Labour get in, the whole country will pay for their spending plans. How is that fair?

        5 replies . 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. KR‏ @inanecraic Jan 2
        Replying to @TheSimBear @AndyMcDonaldMP

        Because a reliable, comprehensive, environmentally-progressive national rail infrastructure is a benefit to the whole country, not just those who directly use it.

        3 replies . 1 retweet 27 likes
      4. Simon B‏ @TheSimBear Jan 2
        Replying to @inanecraic @AndyMcDonaldMP

        and there is no way that Labour can guarantee that either

        3 replies . 0 retweets 1 like
      5. jane binnion‏ @janebinnion Jan 2
        Replying to @TheSimBear @inanecraic @AndyMcDonaldMP

        All progressive countries understand the need for a comprehensive, efficient and effective public transport system. We are way behind on this issue.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 10 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Tim Neale‏ @timjn1 Jan 2
        Replying to @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        You’ve decided nationalisation is the answer without even looking what the problem is. Why are our railways more expensive. Age of Infrastructure ? Level of subsidy ? More thought and less ideology please.

        10 replies . 4 retweets 24 likes
      3. John (GTTO) Upright #JC4PM2019‏ @johnnymup Jan 2
        Replying to @timjn1 @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Don't you think it's strange that some of our rail is owned by foreign governments? So the subsidies we pay for our rail services are going straight to France, Germany etc. to help their rail services. lowering their fares, increasing ours.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Tim Neale‏ @timjn1 Jan 2
        Replying to @johnnymup @AndyMcDonaldMP @jeremycorbyn

        Not really, I’m not really bothered who owns trains. Ok, the Govt might save 1% on cost of capital v. Pvt market, but it’s a complete red herring.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. max biddick‏ @maxbiddickk Jan 2
        Replying to @timjn1 @johnnymup and

        So you think it makes more sense for a foreign government to own/manage, & profit from our rail services than it would do for our own to do so? Makes sense.

        2 replies . 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Lmr‏ @LassieLmr Jan 2
        Replying to @maxbiddickk @timjn1 and

        Business us not your thing, is it?

        1 reply . 0 retweets 1 like
      7. max biddick‏ @maxbiddickk Jan 2
        Replying to @LassieLmr @timjn1 and

        Would you like to elaborate instead of asking some silly little rhetorical question? If you have an asset that makes money, why would you want your competitor to own it rather than yourself?

        0 replies . 1 retweet 2 likes
      8. End of conversation
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      2. johnny cameron‏ @cameronjohnny Jan 2
        Replying to @AndyMcDonaldMP @GeorgeTrefgarne

        Why does labour want the tax payer to subsidise Rail users who are —on average— richer. This is a regressive tax policy.

        6 replies . 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Ross‏ @rosco Jan 2
        Replying to @cameronjohnny @AndyMcDonaldMP @GeorgeTrefgarne

        Taxpayers already subsidise the railways, to the tune of about £5 billion per year. That’s about three times what it was when nationalisation came to an end in the 80’s (adjusted for inflation).

        0 replies . 3 retweets 17 likes
      4. End of conversation

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