Finglands

[Polo Mint]

RE: Finglands
You have a point, I am surprised that the Queen hasn't been privatised.

The government, whether that be central or local, does not want to deal with unions and labour disputes that are coupled with state owned companies. They may also want to distance themselves from the permanent 're-structuring', cuts and job losses and the negative reputation it has.

A London style franchising system may be somewhat of a compromise, with the local PTE's (not politicians) controlling services, frequencies and so on with companies bidding for certain routes. Although if that were to happen it would happen the next step would be to operate the vehicles yourself rather than having a third party.