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Will Hutton argues for railway nationalisation

Geoff Riley

25th August 2014

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Here is a timely polemic from Will Hutton arguing for a return to state ownership of the railways and pointing to the success of Network Rail and Directly Owned Railways (which runs the East Coast line) as evidence in support of the argument that "networks of key public services such as rail are natural monopolies; ownership in other countries respects that truth, and Britain's attempt to escape it has been a costly debacle.' Do you agree?Read the article here: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/...

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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