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Corbyn's "flexible football ticket"
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clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
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Two problems with that statement.
1) The railways are already in part quasi run by the goverment. Particularly in the way the ticket prices are set.
2) The railways are mostly a monopoly and it's EXACTLY where a free market loving state should intervene.
Lastly, it's a great idea. A flexible ticket to an event that is likely to change its date.
Not a problem in my eyes. You've only strengthened the belief I have in it.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Fine. So what is your position of the huge state subsidy of the railways ?
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Governments shouldn't be involved.
Cheers - without coming across arrogant- how much do they need to give? That is a LOT of money - I assume that doesn't include the money paid out locally through club foundations etc
Gazwag
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Train line is never cheaper than buying direct from various train companies websites I find
clapham_gull
Legacy Fan
- Aug 20, 2003
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And lastly.
What is your position on their monoploy ?
Because I'd imagine a free marketer would have a problem with it.
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I wouldn't consider it a monopoly.
studio150
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Anyway back to the ticket idea
Populist gimmick
Far better to make a pledge that within X years all UK trains will run with the same efficiency and punctuality as Japanese trains, and actually invest in the railways and ensure that this happens.
Populist gimmick
Far better to make a pledge that within X years all UK trains will run with the same efficiency and punctuality as Japanese trains, and actually invest in the railways and ensure that this happens.
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,197
As they keep saying that the cuts that the Tories have made are so bad, why isn't the money that will be used to fund this being used to help those they keep saying are the ones in real need?
Is it simply because they are trying to emotionally blackmail people by claiming that the Tories previous cuts are terrible when they arn't anywhere near as bad as they are made out to be? and playing populist politics to try to get as many votes as possible
No doubt if Labour were to win and the Tories win a later election and reverse this, Labour and their supporters will be using this as another example of the Tories a) only being interested in the rich and b) attacking the poor and making them poorer.......zzzzzzzzzzzzz
It's a question of priorities. Are we talking 4G pitches, UEFA 'B' minimum qualified coaches for every youth team in the UK (as they have in Iceland, for example).
The FA charge people wanting to take the UEFA 'A' qualification £2,965, in Germany the DFB charge €800.
The problems are complex, three governing bodies with different objectives and finances, a school curriculum that is making sport and exercise more marginalised, funding at a local level being cut and so on. Just taking money from the Premier League TV deal is a nice soundbite, but unless the money is spent wisely then it's pissing in the wind.
Think there is an argument for the PL to run football in this country, everything the FA touch goes to garbage
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrq7KISyyd8
The PL - zero.
Richard Scudamore covered this is a long and informative interview on Radio 5's Sports Week last Sunday.
No other club level private entity in the world gives away sums anywhere approaching that figure.
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BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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I would agree with this were it not for the fact that business is so involved in politics at present.
We suffer here in Australia with politicians desperate to get involved in business by giving them subsidies of our money.