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You've clearly not lived in many villages/rural areas in the UK. Such areas are often pretty damned scarce as far as resources and state input are concerned. If we have a GP we count ourselves lucky. And no you didn't. You just seem to be implying that your standpoint is more principled/moral...

And I don't want to pay for your train travel. I'm sure you understand why. Oh I can figure out the logic. In the same way I'm sure you can figure out the logic around many disagreeing with everything being state owned. Those beliefs, after all, are also very common.

Are the Government going to pay for my car in the countryside then? Or is it just the transport that suits some? And why do you believe those things? For example, why with so many available channels for entertainment and news should the BBC be state funded? Why should train travel be state...

And the whole idea of something being privatised is that those that use it pay for it...

Im not saying it’s fair or unfair. I’m just saying their are positives and negatives of both systems. And ultimately there would be a price rise, in all likelihood, no matter who was in charge. In fact, I don’t see the government giving train fare tickets for free just because it’s state owned...

So a state owned train service across the country, which will lead to increased taxation, which in turn hits a vast number of people that don't even use the trains is fair? Let's be clear. There are massive positives and negatives to both a privatised and government owned public sector, so the...