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Fred de Fossard

Fred de Fossard

@defossardf

British Prosperity | @prosperity_inst | 🦁 🇬🇧 🏹 | Views own, naturally

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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
This is entirely astroturfed. Rejoin is a parlour game being promoted by a bored slice of our political class who have realised that the current government has run out of ideas and momentum, but still has three years left on the clock before an election.
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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
@shoottheducks @LukeDyks I did think this was part of it when I used the machines in Madrid, the camera couldn't recognise me with normal glasses on and it got confused by people behind me in the queue.
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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
@adhib @dr____frog I don't think the failure of Arriva means the entire franchising model should be replaced with state ownership and management. I am very sceptical that the British state would be able to manage the system well, especially when it comes to the customer-facing end of things
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Adam Hibbert@adhib·
@defossardf @dr____frog How's your knowledge of how the rail franchise companies operate? I don't mean to be facetious. Why do you suppose the state-owned German franchise operator (DB) pulled out of three franchises?
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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
I really hate posting about infrastructure, it doesn't interest me at all, but Britain is going to experience a hellish real-life experiment in the dangers of nationalisation in the next few years. Essential and functional lines are going to be cut and starved of money, performative ticket price cuts will not make up for a collapse in service, standards or reliability.
Murky Depths@TheMurkyDepths

Thameslink will be taken over by govt in coming weeks. Shortly after service cuts commence. It includes stations in areas of major housing growth. Just one direct train per hour from north Kent stations to the Elizabeth line will result. fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2026/05/24/tha…

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@adhib @dr____frog My knowledge of how the British state functions and what it prioritises.
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Reverse Salient@JaroslavH·
@defossardf 'I really hate posting about infrastructure, it doesn't interest me at all' Probably explains a lot.
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Dr Frog 🐸
Dr Frog 🐸@dr____frog·
@defossardf It’ll make barely any difference. Railways were already 40% subsidised, run on margins of 1-2% by private companies under strict guidelines by govt. Some lines have been nationalised for years. LNER service better since. Most European countries subsidise up to 70-80%.
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Oliver JJ Lane@oliver_lane·
"I really hate posting about infrastructure, it doesn't interest me at all, but" I have no theory of mind for this
Fred de Fossard@defossardf

I really hate posting about infrastructure, it doesn't interest me at all, but Britain is going to experience a hellish real-life experiment in the dangers of nationalisation in the next few years. Essential and functional lines are going to be cut and starved of money, performative ticket price cuts will not make up for a collapse in service, standards or reliability.

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It's twitter and the prevalence of the English language online. Britain is a very prominent country and there is a huge amount of international attention on the country's problems. That's ultimately a good thing as it provides pressure to fix them. I think Britain has by far the greatest potential for course correction than any other European country.
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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
@Sai_Ishaya_ While members-only sandpit is a good joke, if it wasn't it would rapidly get swamped and rendered unviable by after school link-ups and people getting robbed. Running more frequent trains to the places you mentioned and building more hotels in them is definitely needed, however.
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