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great british railways transition group, which is already setting up their version of great british railways there. is your version going to be different? fundamentally different. first of all, the tories recognised that reform was necessary five years ago and they have made basically no progress since. they have not passed the legislation that is needed, they spent hundreds of millions of pounds on talking about it and since that time there has been no progress and, in fact, there has been decline on major areas of the network. our great british railways, obviously, is fundamentally different because it will cover the public ownership and operation as well, completely reducing the fragmentation and waste that plagues the current system and would plague the tories' version, as well. but the great british railways transition team you mentioned sits within network rail and this is a really important differentiation because network rail is the infrastructure operator. and it doesn't deliver at the moment, its performance is not as good as it should be and it has a culture that is very
great british railways transition group, which is already setting up their version of great british railways there. is your version going to be different? fundamentally different. first of all, the tories recognised that reform was necessary five years ago and they have made basically no progress since. they have not passed the legislation that is needed, they spent hundreds of millions of pounds on talking about it and since that time there has been no progress and, in fact, there has been...
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we would establish great british railways, a single entity to control passenger interests. i'm afraid i was overruled on calling it rail britannia. i will act as a passenger in chief, setting the strategy and objectives for great british railways and holding into account on behalf of passengers everywhere. unlike current ministers, i will trust the experts. experts who don't just come from the rail sector because we all know it can sometimes because we all know it can sometimes be a bit inward —looking, but external experts in providing exceptional customer service. we will deliver simplified fares and ticketing, a best fair guarantee across the network as train line has across the network as train line has a ready manage to achieve, and we will roll out the kinds of innovations, digital season tickets and automatic delay repays so they are available to all. we will create are available to all. we will create a tough new passenger watchdogs that will hold great british railways to account on behalf of the passenger based on performance and on the quality of the service th
we would establish great british railways, a single entity to control passenger interests. i'm afraid i was overruled on calling it rail britannia. i will act as a passenger in chief, setting the strategy and objectives for great british railways and holding into account on behalf of passengers everywhere. unlike current ministers, i will trust the experts. experts who don't just come from the rail sector because we all know it can sometimes because we all know it can sometimes be a bit inward...
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the bigger issue, in essence, is how effective this new public body would be, great british railways. wouldn't have level of independence he needs from the government to avoid public interference? would it have the funding needed to make sure it can upgrade the infrastructure and deliver transformative projects, and it wouldn't have the level of accountability needed to drive good performance? flan accountability needed to drive good performance?— performance? can you extend the difference between _ performance? can you extend the difference between what - performance? can you extend the difference between what is - performance? can you extend the difference between what is going | difference between what is going between scotland and widows and how the functions work westmark? in scotland and wales, the devolved governments are responsible for procuring the train services just like the department for transport is in relation to england but the operator, the organisation for the services is part of the government as well. so, and widows there's transport for widows which runs the tr
the bigger issue, in essence, is how effective this new public body would be, great british railways. wouldn't have level of independence he needs from the government to avoid public interference? would it have the funding needed to make sure it can upgrade the infrastructure and deliver transformative projects, and it wouldn't have the level of accountability needed to drive good performance? flan accountability needed to drive good performance?— performance? can you extend the difference...
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labour wants to set up a publicly—owned organisation — great british railways — which would inherit rail contracts held by private firms as they expire. almost 70% of uk voters support bringing rail back into public ownership according to a recent poll. but the government has called the plan �*unfunded' and �*pointless�* and warns it will mean tax rises. those are your business stories, you are watching bbc news. israel's war cabinet is meeting to discuss the military operation in rafah in southern gaza. israel says its plans to launch an assault on remaining hamas battalions in rafah. washington has warned israel not to carry out a full—scale attack without a credible plan to protect civilians. more than a million displaced people are taking shelter in rafah. the white house has challenged israel to say how it could safely evacuate civilians from the area. merlyn thomas from bbc verified has more. israel has signalled its intention to carry out an offensive on rafah. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu hasn't specified when this will happen. currently, there are estimated to b
labour wants to set up a publicly—owned organisation — great british railways — which would inherit rail contracts held by private firms as they expire. almost 70% of uk voters support bringing rail back into public ownership according to a recent poll. but the government has called the plan �*unfunded' and �*pointless�* and warns it will mean tax rises. those are your business stories, you are watching bbc news. israel's war cabinet is meeting to discuss the military operation in...
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labour's proposal is to create great british railways and that was in the review. christian: the key question we want to know is will it be cheaper? phil: well, that is ultimately the decision for the government to make. whoever forms that government. there is the regulated majority of them, and there was a balance to be had. there is a line that there were two sources of funding for the railway. over recent years, the balance shifted more towards the people buying the tickets and paying the fairs. if labor chooses to change that, they are saying that they want to cut costs and eliminate waste. that is a very easy thing to say on the face of it. we will wait to see what the detail of that is and how that will work out. christian: in terms of our trains running on time, there will be a lot of people out there who say, it is worth a shot. can't be any worse, can it? phil: i think that has got to be our focus in the short-term, regardless of whatever we do in terms of the organization of the railway public private sector. there are things that we can probably do aroun
labour's proposal is to create great british railways and that was in the review. christian: the key question we want to know is will it be cheaper? phil: well, that is ultimately the decision for the government to make. whoever forms that government. there is the regulated majority of them, and there was a balance to be had. there is a line that there were two sources of funding for the railway. over recent years, the balance shifted more towards the people buying the tickets and paying the...
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it depends what you do with great british - what you do with great british railways. the plan at the moment from the tories is that they would have network rail at the top of the tree, and i think that would be a big mistake and the labour party thinks that as well. you do not really want the industry run by the infrastructure company, you want it run by the companies that are trying to get people in. to run by the companies that are trying to get people in— to get people in. to bring that back toaether to get people in. to bring that back together and _ to get people in. to bring that back together and integrate _ to get people in. to bring that back together and integrate them. - to get people in. to bring that back together and integrate them. this | to get people in. to bring that back| together and integrate them. this is a crucial point. _ together and integrate them. this is a crucial point. i— together and integrate them. this is a crucial point. i look— together and integrate them. this is a crucial point. i look at _ together and integrate them. this i
it depends what you do with great british - what you do with great british railways. the plan at the moment from the tories is that they would have network rail at the top of the tree, and i think that would be a big mistake and the labour party thinks that as well. you do not really want the industry run by the infrastructure company, you want it run by the companies that are trying to get people in. to run by the companies that are trying to get people in— to get people in. to bring that...
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we will establish great british railways, a single directing mind to control our railways. yes, we are keeping the name, i'm afraid i was overruled and calling it rail britannia. we will set the strategy and objectives are great british railways, and hold it to account on behalf of passengers anywhere. unlike current ministers, i will trust the experts— experts that don'tjust come from the rail sector, as we know it can sometimes be a little... but external experts in providing excellent customer service. we will provide a best fair guarantee across the network, as tree mine has already managed to achieve, and we will all wedge the roll out the innovations your child here. —— trainline. we will create a tough new passenger watchdog that will hold great british railways to account by having the passenger, lawful performance and on the quality of the service they provide, because we believe the customer experience matters, and it matters to growing our railways. i will experience matters, and it matters to growing our railways.— to growing our railways. i will show so
we will establish great british railways, a single directing mind to control our railways. yes, we are keeping the name, i'm afraid i was overruled and calling it rail britannia. we will set the strategy and objectives are great british railways, and hold it to account on behalf of passengers anywhere. unlike current ministers, i will trust the experts— experts that don'tjust come from the rail sector, as we know it can sometimes be a little... but external experts in providing excellent...
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british railways, which would oversee both infrastructure and train services. but labour would not nationalise freight or rolling stock companies and private operators like lumo and hull trains, which run independently without government subsidy, could continue. other measures include automatic delay repay, digital season tickets and a best price guarantee making fares more transparent, although not necessarily cheaper. labour claims its new model would mean cost savings for the taxpayer. the transport secretary disagrees. they've got no idea how to pay for it. there are going to be increased costs. if you nationalise all those companies, you are going to have to hire civil servants to manage it. they are setting up another quango. the lib dems want to freeze fares but haven't committed to nationalisation. the snp said it would work with labour. scotland and wales already have nationalised passenger rail services and several large england—based operators are publicly run after being brought into the government's operator of last resort. also, the government h
british railways, which would oversee both infrastructure and train services. but labour would not nationalise freight or rolling stock companies and private operators like lumo and hull trains, which run independently without government subsidy, could continue. other measures include automatic delay repay, digital season tickets and a best price guarantee making fares more transparent, although not necessarily cheaper. labour claims its new model would mean cost savings for the taxpayer. the...
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we will establish great british railways, a single directing mind to control our railways in the passenger interest . we will deliver interest. we will deliver simplified fares and ticketing, a best fare guarantee across the network has, as trainline has already managed to achieve, and we will roll out the kinds of innovations that you have trialled here. digital season tickets and automatic delay repay so that they are available to all passengers and we will create a tough new passenger watchdog that will hold great british railways to account on behalf of the passenger. both on performance and on the quality of the service they provide. labour will take a consciously different approach . we will see different approach. we will see our workforce as an asset rather than a liability. we will work with them and where there are disagreements, we will get around the table and we will work them out . work them out. >> well, it's perfectly clear labour will nationalise the railways this is one of those policies that is unambiguous. it is clear. now, look, i made the point already. i did think in
we will establish great british railways, a single directing mind to control our railways in the passenger interest . we will deliver interest. we will deliver simplified fares and ticketing, a best fare guarantee across the network has, as trainline has already managed to achieve, and we will roll out the kinds of innovations that you have trialled here. digital season tickets and automatic delay repay so that they are available to all passengers and we will create a tough new passenger...
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british railways now, which would have all of the franchises operated from great british rail. so it would be a unified system, but making sure that the private sector would still have a role in terms of open access providers and private freight as well. so it's a pragmatic solution to the fact that the railways right now are broken and passengers deserve better. >> james murray, good to see you this morning. thank you very much indeed. >> now, a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a student were stabbed at a school in wales. >> yes, amman valley school was put into lockdown shortly after 11 am. after three people were injured. >> let's get the latest from the scene with our reporter, jack carson. morning, jack . carson. morning, jack. >> yeah. good morning to you both. this school remains closed today for pupils after that horrific incident. it's been described as both horrifying and of course, distressing for the students that were involved in that incident. two teachers and one teenage girl we know were stabbed here yesterda
british railways now, which would have all of the franchises operated from great british rail. so it would be a unified system, but making sure that the private sector would still have a role in terms of open access providers and private freight as well. so it's a pragmatic solution to the fact that the railways right now are broken and passengers deserve better. >> james murray, good to see you this morning. thank you very much indeed. >> now, a teenage girl has been arrested on...
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labour wants to set up a publicly—owned organisation, great british railways, which would inherit rail contracts held by private firms as they expire. almost 70% of uk voters support bringing rail back into public ownership according to a recent poll. but the government has called the plan unfunded and �*pointless�* and warns it will mean tax rises. apple lost its crown as china's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 according to preliminary data from research firm idc. chinese firms honor and huawei were tied for the top spot, with honor�*s market share rising to 17.1% and huawei's share climbing to 17%, while the iphone maker's market share fell to 15.6%. coming up, from flight attendant to ceo. the first female boss ofjapan airlines talks gender stereotypes, and how crew training saved the lives of 367 passengers earlier this year. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to japan now, where the national airline sent shockwaves around the country earlier this year when it appointed mitsuko tottori, a former flight attendant, as its first ever fem
labour wants to set up a publicly—owned organisation, great british railways, which would inherit rail contracts held by private firms as they expire. almost 70% of uk voters support bringing rail back into public ownership according to a recent poll. but the government has called the plan unfunded and �*pointless�* and warns it will mean tax rises. apple lost its crown as china's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 according to preliminary data from research firm idc....
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the liberal democrat plan is to make sure that the great british railways is set up properly, so the public sector has someone bringing it all together. but we want to make sure there's a cut in the fares, the fares in the uk, amongst the highest in europe, and commuters have just been fleeced. >> i don't see that in labour's plan, but liberal democrats want to freeze in rail fares . to freeze in rail fares. >> in other news, the post office's former head of partnerships says she's truly sorry for the devastation caused to wrongly convicted subpostmasters. the ongoing inquiry is examining governance, redress and how the post office and others responded to the it scandal. angela van den boogaard says she hopes her evidence will give people the answers they deserve, saying sorry and no doesn't change what happened. >> but i do want to say to everyone impacted by wrongful convictions and wrongful contract terminations that i am truly, truly sorry for the devastation caused to you, your family and friends. i hope my evidence will assist this inquiry with getting to the answers you and so
the liberal democrat plan is to make sure that the great british railways is set up properly, so the public sector has someone bringing it all together. but we want to make sure there's a cut in the fares, the fares in the uk, amongst the highest in europe, and commuters have just been fleeced. >> i don't see that in labour's plan, but liberal democrats want to freeze in rail fares . to freeze in rail fares. >> in other news, the post office's former head of partnerships says she's...
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the party says a new public body, great british railways, will inherit the existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running all services. here's the labour leader, sir keir starmer. i want our railways to work properly with an absolute focus on passengers. at the moment, i think anybody using the railways would say they're pretty dysfunctional. there's record numbers of delays and cancellations. you've got prices on fares that don't match the quality of the service, and of course then you've got the government stepping in with huge subsidies. so, you know, the privatisation has not worked. it's deteriorated under this government. ourjob, if we're elected into government, is to pick this up, fix it. as you'd expect, the tory government has been quick to dismiss the plans. here's the transport secretary mark harper. no idea how to pay for it. there are going to be increased costs. if you nationalise all those companies, you're going to have to hire civil servants to manage it. joining me now is phil sherratt, editor of modern railway magazine. phil, good to have y
the party says a new public body, great british railways, will inherit the existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running all services. here's the labour leader, sir keir starmer. i want our railways to work properly with an absolute focus on passengers. at the moment, i think anybody using the railways would say they're pretty dysfunctional. there's record numbers of delays and cancellations. you've got prices on fares that don't match the quality of the service, and...
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a thing called the great british railways . a bit like what the railways. a bit like what the government is already trying to do from back in february. automatic delaying, cancellation, refunds, digital tickets , integrated timetables, tickets, integrated timetables, tickets, integrated timetables, tickets, fares. so it goes on. we've all heard it before , by we've all heard it before, by the way, from the tory government and it hasn't happened yet. but here's the unions are saying it's a stunning vision for rail. that's aslef rail partners who look after the rail operators. they say the change is required, but this is simply a political, not practical solution. so not everyone agrees. but i think everyone agrees. but i think everyone agrees. but i think everyone agrees something must be done. okay let's bring in now philip blonde and greta de silva. >> let's start with you, phil. so there's a feeling, isn't there, that everything is broken in britain, nothing works and people simply want change. >> well, the state is failing , >> well, the state is failing
a thing called the great british railways . a bit like what the railways. a bit like what the government is already trying to do from back in february. automatic delaying, cancellation, refunds, digital tickets , integrated timetables, tickets, integrated timetables, tickets, integrated timetables, tickets, fares. so it goes on. we've all heard it before , by we've all heard it before, by the way, from the tory government and it hasn't happened yet. but here's the unions are saying it's a...
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, british railway, that was some of the recommendations in this report. but the tories never actually , but the tories never actually, followed up with it. and some people say, carrie, that's because, rishi sunak is just not really that interested in the train because he don't really use them. >> well, may or may not be, but i don't think we've seen a huge amount of evidence of rishi sunak or the conservatives solving a lot of our infrastructure problems. i mean, look at the mismanagement around the whole hs2 thing. talk about wasting billions in failed rail. you know, i haven't got much faith whether he uses a train or not. and i'm not sure that keir starmer spends his time on a lot of trains. i have no idea. but i think this is an attempt by labour to, you know , be, you labour to, you know, be, you know, win more support in the absence of any other policies. to be honest , absence of any other policies. to be honest, brian absence of any other policies. to be honest , brian says, get to be honest, brian says, get rid of the unions and the privates, get
, british railway, that was some of the recommendations in this report. but the tories never actually , but the tories never actually, followed up with it. and some people say, carrie, that's because, rishi sunak is just not really that interested in the train because he don't really use them. >> well, may or may not be, but i don't think we've seen a huge amount of evidence of rishi sunak or the conservatives solving a lot of our infrastructure problems. i mean, look at the mismanagement...
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british railways. the establishment of the new body is covered by the baseline spending plans we hope to inherit is that these reforms will deliver significant savings for the taxpayer. a lot of viewers will be really surprised to learn even 30 years after privatisation the taxpayer is still cropping up almost every penny spent on our railways. we subsidise... we are going to interact here. the question was, is it cost free? is it cost free?- it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine- _ it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine. we _ it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine. we have _ it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine. we have had - it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine. we have had a - it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine. we have had a yes | it cost free? is it cost free? yes. | that is fine. we have had a yes to doubtful that there are no costs to this attached for the taxpayer, none. , ., , ., none. there is no compensation re . uired none
british railways. the establishment of the new body is covered by the baseline spending plans we hope to inherit is that these reforms will deliver significant savings for the taxpayer. a lot of viewers will be really surprised to learn even 30 years after privatisation the taxpayer is still cropping up almost every penny spent on our railways. we subsidise... we are going to interact here. the question was, is it cost free? is it cost free?- it cost free? is it cost free? yes. that is fine- _...
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and the idea that a government, an incoming labour government will come in, nationalise our great british railways, be in the pockets of the unions where you would see, just as you do in london, more strikes, more delays, timetable failures , the delays, timetable failures, the reason why you've had more people having to see the increase in their fares is because it's been about the user paying because it's been about the user paying for those services not being a burden on the entire uk taxpayer , but the idea that this taxpayer, but the idea that this gimmick by the labour party will somehow solve all of the problems. solving problems where there aren't actually problems within the railway service, i think is just something that will cause a huge black hole within the uk economy, will cause more debts, more delays, more dithering, more disaster for patients, for passengers who can't get the compensation when things go wrong. and they will go all mightily wrong under a nationalised service. well, their labour government, there we have it. >> someone that's worked as a special adviser to
and the idea that a government, an incoming labour government will come in, nationalise our great british railways, be in the pockets of the unions where you would see, just as you do in london, more strikes, more delays, timetable failures , the delays, timetable failures, the reason why you've had more people having to see the increase in their fares is because it's been about the user paying because it's been about the user paying for those services not being a burden on the entire uk...
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and i think that the government had a really good idea with the great british railways project and having somebody in overall, control of what goes on on the railways. but it isn't quite as it needs to be. it isn't beefed up , it to be. it isn't beefed up, it doesn't have enough teeth. i think if you just give it to the state, then you're going to leave it to go to rack and ruin because it just isn't enough to money be able to split between all of the needs. well, it will need investment. >> he's got a lot of commitments that he's going to apparently get into, and he's used that non—dom tax status. i think about 100 times now. the private school, the tories pay policy are so good. well they may have done, but they probably won't be in power, although the tories were against it up until that point. >> they're in favour of it. >> they're in favour of it. >> well, probably the non—dom tax status though, isn't the point i was trying to make with it before you interrupted me was that he was using that to literally pay for everything. that's the point i'm making. not about whether the tory
and i think that the government had a really good idea with the great british railways project and having somebody in overall, control of what goes on on the railways. but it isn't quite as it needs to be. it isn't beefed up , it to be. it isn't beefed up, it doesn't have enough teeth. i think if you just give it to the state, then you're going to leave it to go to rack and ruin because it just isn't enough to money be able to split between all of the needs. well, it will need investment....
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and we've been talking to the great british public about yet another train strike. would you believe the dispute's been going on now for almost two years? it's groundhog day on the railways, but first, it's time for your latest news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> martin, thank you very much and good afternoon . from the and good afternoon. from the newsroom. 334 exactly. and as we've been hearing, the mother of cody fisher has said that those who carry knives are pathetic cowards after two men who murdered her son have been sentenced today to at least 25 years behind bars for the murder of the footballer in a busy nightclub in birmingham , remy nightclub in birmingham, remy gordon and sammy carpenter stabbed and killed the 23 year old during a fight on boxing day. speaking moments ago, she said that he will forever live in the shadow of the senseless murder and that those who carry knives are cowards . the post knives are cowards. the post office minister says people responsible for the horizon scandal should go to jail. kevin hollinrake was speaking after
and we've been talking to the great british public about yet another train strike. would you believe the dispute's been going on now for almost two years? it's groundhog day on the railways, but first, it's time for your latest news headlines with sam francis . francis. >> martin, thank you very much and good afternoon . from the and good afternoon. from the newsroom. 334 exactly. and as we've been hearing, the mother of cody fisher has said that those who carry knives are pathetic...