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Originally Posted by Damien
I don't disagree with any of that but I think it highlights the weaknesses of the franchise system. It gets decided in a backroom somewhere with the forces of competition never coming into play - surely a key part of why privatisation has worked elsewhere - and no one really knows where to place the blame for poor service due to the myriad of sectors involved in the entire thing. It feels liked a messy way to try and privatise a service which isn't a natural fit for it.
There must be a better system than this. Even if it doesn't involve nationalisation I think we have to revisit it.
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I can fully agree with you on that.
We should be able to enjoy the benefits of privatisation whilst at the same benefiting from the scope for standardisation and huge buying power which comes with the scale of national organisations.