Has anyone noticed the preparation is well underway for bringing the UK railway back into public ownership? The Rail Delivery Group’s new initiative is on

Best of British: cake with Union Jack icing.
Courtesy Network Rail

Manifesto: the recent RDG publication
‘In Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity’, the new publication from the Rail Delivery Group, would look great on one of those old Soviet-style posters: determined women in headscarves against the sunset wield iPads showing meaningless commitments.