Corbyn’s uncomfortable train ride prompts nationalisation debate

Jeremy Corbyn’s journey to Newcastle on the vestibule floor of an Virgin East Coast train prompted a discussion about the privatised railway.

The media storm regarding whether or not Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn had to sit on the floor of a train when seats were available, or not, led to a significant media debate in the latter half of August.

“Millions of us rely on the railways to get into work every day,” said Independent columnist Andy McDonald on 17 August. “But alongside the continual ratcheting upwards in fares, too many privatised rail companies have failed to deliver the service passengers demand....

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