Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
A roundup of progressive news…
Opponents argue hiking ticket prices up so much will put people off train travel and could lead to more cars clogging up the roads
Amid economic hardship, rail fares are going up yet again – while privatised firms continue to rake it in.
The hike in rail fares will make life even harder for struggling households seeing the cost of goods and services rising, wages dropping and consumer debt growing.
The case for renationalisation is clear – and popular
On top of this, the capping of rail fares is forecast to cost taxpayers around £700 million over the next five years
Support for fracking and the appointment of a climate sceptic show the environment is low on the list of Cameron’s priorities
The Tories have tacitly made a very important concession
The mayor is doing nothing to make the eye-wateringly expensive cost of public transport more affordable to ordinary Londoners.
Today the Office for National Statistics publishes July’s inflation figures and we see how much train fares will go up from January next year.