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🚂The govt’s plan to renationalise the rail is ambitious and popular – but is changing ownership enough of a fix?
Two of the best international examples of well-run rail networks are:
✅ Japan: privately run rail industry
✅ Switzerland: state-controlled
And two that have struggled over the last 30 years are:
❌ Germany: state-owned rail industry
❌ UK: privatised in the mid 1990s
Read our FGF takeaways from the Chancellor’s #SpringStatement, her forthcoming 2026 Mais Lecture and the government's autumn Budget futuregovforum.substack.com/…