Trainline and Firstgroup shares tumble as Labour pledges rail nationalisation


by @cityam

@cityam— Trainline and Firstgroup shares fell this morning after Labour announced plans to renationalise Britain's railway network in the next five years.

BBC News—Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within first term. The party says it offers the "biggest overhaul in a generation" but ministers brand it "pointless".

@cityam—Labour’s rail nationalisation is a misdiagnosis. More state intervention can’t be the cure. Labour's plans to renationalise Britain's rail network have been touted as the "biggest reform of our railways in a generation." But will it change much?

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