(19 Aug 2015, 5:38 pm)citaro5284 wrote http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/r...stake.html
A state-owned railway would be a costly mistake
"But the most important and possibly overlooked point is that even if billions of hard-earned taxpayer’s cash was to be squandered on this politically motivated project, the UK still wouldn’t be immune from competition."
I couldn't help but smile at the irony of this statement.
A conservative/centre-right newspaper too, so the opinion piece (not an editorial) is no real surprise. It's a bit like asking the Morning Star to write a piece on Socialism...