Transport Minister John Watts on rail privatisation

Title

Transport Minister John Watts on rail privatisation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:17

Description

In the wake of allegations of ticket fraud in the run-up to rail privatisation, Labour’s Brian Wilson has said that the LTS (London-Tilbury-Southend) incident highlights the ease of fraud and scams under the new set-up. Transport Minister John Watts responds here with indignation, calling it a monstrous allegation.

Contributors

John Watts

Keywords

Government; Labour Party; Fraud; Conservative Party; Railways; London Underground; Privatization; Tickets; LTS; Brian Wilson; Enterprise Rail Ltd

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