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Re-nationalise the railway system
Should the railway system be brought back into public ownership (i.e. re-nationalised)?
Green Party "The Green Party is the only political party fully committed to the renationalisation of the railways. In the House of Commons, Green MP Caroline Lucas has a Private Members’ Bill aimed at achieving renationalisation" source: http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/01/02/dr-rupert-read-we-need-to-renationalise-the-railways-for-the-common-good/
Labour Labour have unveiled a "promise to change the law to allow for the party renationalisation of the rail network", allowing both private firms and public, not-for-profit firms to be able to run train services across the railway network. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28349630
Plaid Cymru "We reiterate our call for the railway system to be brought back into public ownership. While we will pursue this objective, we will also pursue other socially useful options such as not-for-dividend or co-operative rail services, and greater devolution of rail infrastructure powers and responsibilities to Wales." Source: Plaid Cymru
Respect Party Bring the railways back into public ownership, under democratic control, and integrate the railways, bus services and urban light rail.