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Rail nationalisation: Jeremy Corbyn’s stupid flagship policy

He’d have to stay in power for decades to carry it through – but the very idea is already causing damage

26 September 2015

8:00 AM

26 September 2015

8:00 AM

Amid all the excitement about David Cameron this week, I fear that Jeremy Corbyn’s first major policy announcement may have been overlooked. That would be a shamae because the policy is really, really bad. I’m talking about his proposal to ‘renationalise’ the railways.

Now, I have to confess to not really understanding this policy.

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