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02 Jul 2009 10:04

Off the rails

By Christopher Hughes

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The government has re-nationalised a failing rail franchise, sold in a flawed auction, while delaying the part-privatisation of the useless postal service. Both moves reflect current economic reality and past bad policy. The pressure on public finances is only going to intensify.

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