Cable Forum - View Single Post - Southern rail strike talks to be held on second day of commuter misery

**Damien** · 14-12-2016, 08:47

I was reading in Private Eye that the government is liable for the compensation for passengers per the terms of the agreement with the franchise

. As with most of these deals the profits go to the company and their shareholders and the liabilities are met by the taxpayer. It's a massive scam.

14-12-2016, 08:47	#13
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,843	Re: Southern Rail Strike I was reading in Private Eye that the government is liable for the compensation for passengers per the terms of the agreement with the franchise . As with most of these deals the profits go to the company and their shareholders and the liabilities are met by the taxpayer. It's a massive scam.