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In the News

Why did we sell off the railways?

Peter McGinn

17th May 2018

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Yesterday the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced that the East Coast main line was to be taken back into public ownership. The FT have released a fantastic video that asks the question; "Why did we sell off the railways?"

This should be a useful topical revision resource that will no doubt help students when preparing for the upcoming year 2 micro and synoptic exam papers.

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Peter McGinn

Subject Leader for Business and Economics in a North East school. Moderator and examiner.

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