[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Chris

Making it an obvious political target for union militancy, and explaining why Network Rail and its regulator are structured as they are - so as to make clear that it is not under daily political influence and unions looking for pay rises should be talking to the employer, not trying to score cheap points off the government.

That's just paranoia.

It's quite simple: the Rail network is a national infrastructure asset and should be treated as such.