The odd thing with the rails is that deutsche bahn run it, which is owned by the German public. It seems the government don't mind our rails being under state control, as long as it's not our state.
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Yes, it's gratifying to think that our fares are helping to pay for public services in Germany. Why don't we consider the same - state owned transport bidding for work and profits elsewhere? (Probably impossible after Brexit, but that's a different thing)
Originally Posted by Arfur Europe
Governments are consistently hypocritical, but none moreso than those which refuse to nationalise said industries, yet farm them out to foreign Government ownership. The whole thing stinks, and it makes me sick.