Rail privatisation arguments

Title

Rail privatisation arguments

Genre

News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

29 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Jeff Collins reports on Prime Minister John Major shrugging off an attack on rail privatisation by the outgoing chairman of British Rail Sir Bob (Robert Paul) Reid. Includes clashes between Major and Labour Party leader Tony Blair at Prime Minister’s Question Time; also speaking are Andrew MacKinlay MP, of backbench transport committee; Susan May, London Regional Passenger Committee.

Contributors

John Major; Tony Blair; Jeff Collins; Andrew MacKinlay; Susan May

Keywords

Railways; Railway transport; Privatization; Railway services; Railway management; Railway companies; Railway infrastructure; Robert Paul Reid

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