Quote Originally Posted by tommy31 View Post
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.
Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
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)
Quote Originally Posted by Arfur Europe View Post

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.