Southern rail are in the special position of facing absolutely no competition whatsoever. As is the case with our current medical system.
The primary force which drives up quality and down prices is competition. In fact it's the only thing that does.
Note also the following...
We can say we will pay more today, but we will also have to pay more tomorrow, and the day after.
People don't like to hear it but the fact is that we will have these problems until we come to terms with the fact that governments are not capable of delivering products or services, they never...