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There is certainly an argument for that being the case. However, this depends on the character of the profiteers. I can't see many shareholders really caring that much what the service is like, people don't buy shares to improve the service for the end user, they buy shares as an investment...

There is only one objective to privatisation and that is to make money for shareholders. That's it. It tells you in a nutshell what is wrong with privatised services. They are their to create profit, not to service the consumer.

The way I understand it the various rail companies have to satisfy shareholders, this seems to be the main impetus behind such high rises so often. People have no choice if they need to use the trains so the easiest way to appease the shareholders is to exploit commuters and charge them higher...

I don't imagine if it were re-nationalised that all of a sudden we'd see reduced fares but we may see the end to the extreme hikes in prices every few months.

Why would anyone think to come on here when drunk? Very odd.

Both methods have their pitfalls and their merits. However, one overriding reason we will never have a rail system to rival most other developed countries comes down to room. Our railway infrastructure is dilapidated, out of date, crumbling. In other countries were there is space and not so much...

It's all part of the modern day out I think. Whether it be football, a theme park, a day in a park or on the beach we are all encouraged to buy stuff. No day out is complete without the kids stuffing their faces or dragging some piece of tat along with them. I used to buy pies at Withdean...

This board is becoming overrun with busy bodies/trolls and plain trouble makers who do little else but go onto threads and shout their disapproval, usually in an insulting fashion and persist until they've derailed it, all the time blaming someone else. The thread title is pretty ****ing...

Beg yer pardon, Whale Shark.

I'm not 100% sure but I am very doubtful the whale is still alive. There is no flowing blood, if the heart was still pumping there would be blood everywhere The whale would be thrashing like hell. Not simply gasping. The head and mouth movements are likely nervous reflexes as they cut through...

Yes, if you like. Like most of New Labours policies, they got gradually more right wing and gradually less effective. Mess of a party by the time they got voted out.

It's not them going after illegals I have a problem with. It's exactly the stance that should be taken. My issue was is this a genuine attempt at curbing their numbers or Political Rhetoric with no backbone or substance. I mean it's already illegal to rent property to immigrants if you know them...

All of which is true and makes sense. I think it's the lack of follow up from eviction that makes the proposal, as yet, unworkable.

True, hardly likely to reveal their address though are they.

Back on point. Tory bashing aside, I really don't see what they hope to achieve. Rogue landlords aren't going to reveal their tenants are illegals, if we haven't found them by other means how is this going to help?

Used to loathe him but Shia Lebeuf is getting quite cool these days. But utter, understated cool belongs to Crispin Glover. So freaky he's cool.

If, as you claim, I am an attention seeker ( quite how starting a thread is attention seeking on a medium that exists SOLELY because people start threads is a mystery) then why are you giving me attention? Perhaps you just like the attention of derailing and binfestery because you clearly follow...

Probably. But somewhat off topic.

Yet compelled to open my thread. Truly pathetic . Just whack me on ignore if you really don't like my "drivles" whatever they are .

Ah good, another post from our right wing contingent, failing to comment on the topic and offering absolutely nothing except insults. Am I obliged to offer an alternative? I don't think I am but here's an idea: When the illegal immigrant has been identified and located why don't the government...