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**TriamiCaw** · 03-31-2008, 05:13 AM

An observation from readers of The Guardian :

"Consider British trains. The First Great Western paid 1 Billion pounds to the UK government for its 7-year license. This has assured the daily commuter hell for thousands of hapless victims to both government and corporate greed, as FGW seeks to recover its license fees and maximise its profit.
UK has uniquely converted its national infrastructure into a series of local private monopolies. The public has been converted into objects of extortion. The airport hell is there for all to see. UK public pays three to four times as much for their grossly sub-standard train service than anywhere else in Europe.
All this for what? UK public still pays taxes. In other countries you get infrastructure in return for your taxes. In this country you get taxed first, then exploited by private monopolies that operate in collusion with greedy government.
UK remains a feudal society. This is how its public infrastructure is organised.
And this country presumes to put itself forward as a model for the rest of Europe, for countries such as France, to follow?"

And another somewhat more pointed:

"Let's not avoid the truth here. The problem is Britain and the British people, and not politics or anything like that.
Look, you're a useless people when it comes to organizing things. Inefficiency seems to be the national value. The railways are an obvious example. Every time I visit Britain I am further amazed how how much crap Britons will put up with. The last time I was there, the rail companies shut down a large chunk of the network.... on the busiest holiday weekend of the year.
The last great piece of reliable technology made in Britain is probably the Supermarine Spitfire. Even that was an aberration. When I was a kid "British made car" was a synonym for "lemon".
If I go into a shop in the UK I practically have to smack a store employee in the face to get any service - half the time they are talking to their friends on a cell phone. British banks suck beyond belief, and ordinary goods are ridiculously expensive (rip-off Britain). If only Britons could understand that the purpose of a job is to create value for the community, and not to work out increasingly arcane rules for the benefit of the employee.
How you managed to con them into giving you the Olympics is beyond me, but I predict disaster. It's the same with the England football team. It has great players, but can't get organized to save its life.
You're a crap country and the Scottish will be better off on their own."

Read it for yourself here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...irlineindustry

Heaf Row. The Troof is out there.

03-31-2008, 05:13 AM	#11
TriamiCaw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	An observation from readers of The Guardian : "Consider British trains. The First Great Western paid 1 Billion pounds to the UK government for its 7-year license. This has assured the daily commuter hell for thousands of hapless victims to both government and corporate greed, as FGW seeks to recover its license fees and maximise its profit. UK has uniquely converted its national infrastructure into a series of local private monopolies. The public has been converted into objects of extortion. The airport hell is there for all to see. UK public pays three to four times as much for their grossly sub-standard train service than anywhere else in Europe. All this for what? UK public still pays taxes. In other countries you get infrastructure in return for your taxes. In this country you get taxed first, then exploited by private monopolies that operate in collusion with greedy government. UK remains a feudal society. This is how its public infrastructure is organised. And this country presumes to put itself forward as a model for the rest of Europe, for countries such as France, to follow?" And another somewhat more pointed: "Let's not avoid the truth here. The problem is Britain and the British people, and not politics or anything like that. Look, you're a useless people when it comes to organizing things. Inefficiency seems to be the national value. The railways are an obvious example. Every time I visit Britain I am further amazed how how much crap Britons will put up with. The last time I was there, the rail companies shut down a large chunk of the network.... on the busiest holiday weekend of the year. The last great piece of reliable technology made in Britain is probably the Supermarine Spitfire. Even that was an aberration. When I was a kid "British made car" was a synonym for "lemon". If I go into a shop in the UK I practically have to smack a store employee in the face to get any service - half the time they are talking to their friends on a cell phone. British banks suck beyond belief, and ordinary goods are ridiculously expensive (rip-off Britain). If only Britons could understand that the purpose of a job is to create value for the community, and not to work out increasingly arcane rules for the benefit of the employee. How you managed to con them into giving you the Olympics is beyond me, but I predict disaster. It's the same with the England football team. It has great players, but can't get organized to save its life. You're a crap country and the Scottish will be better off on their own." Read it for yourself here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...irlineindustry Heaf Row. The Troof is out there.
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