howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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mary creagh and clair hawkins at deal station earlier chatting with commuters about the above inflation fare rises over the last few years.
then at harbour house discussing the future of port and town with the chairman and ceo of dover harbour board
photos courtesy of clair hawkins.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the reds were out in force at dover priory station this morning.
photo courtesy of clair hawkins.
Keith Sansum1
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second left of bottom picture is a mike sargent of the RMT Union
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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What would they do about the increases in train-fares ? Increase the (Government) subsidy so the general tax-payer pays more, or reduce it, so the users pay more ? I think we should be told.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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whilst we are on the subject of celebrity spotting in the top photo third from the left lurking in front of the no smoking sign is none other than ddc's newest councillor peter wallace.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Well roger
we are now seeing the problems of your govts privatisation programme
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Investment is needed whoever "owns" the railways Keith - and your comment doesn't answer the question.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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If you truely believed that then the billions of public money pumped into the railways should cease
and good old peter wallace always busy
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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??
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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£6billion tax payers dosh at the last count
treble more than when nationalised!!!!
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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And billions have been spent on station upgrades and lines/train improvements and much more required.
The question was, who should pay for this, the general; tax-payer or the users ?
Roger
Brian Dixon
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both.
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The privatisation of the railways have been a disaster ,the uk have the most expensive railways in Europe
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yes kieth a well known fact,which has been knocking around for some time.
but unfortuetly we are not connected to Europe and this or any other government wont do sod all about it.
keep bleating and have a good rant at your mp about it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i agree about some taxpayers money going into cutting rail fares brian, most commuters have no choice but to use the service and pay around a 100 quid a week for the privilege if they work in london.
kb is spot on in post 13.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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And save £150+ a week on rent or mortgage payments by living in East Kent rather than London. And have countryside around them at weekends instead of noise and fumes. It's always been a tradeoff. I commuted to the City for many years from Canterbury and accepted that.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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keithb we agree
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