Agree. People are being constantly battered by one thing after another, energy/water/council tax/rail fares even pot holes but nothing to coalesce yet to create the spark at the moment plus there’s the worry over Trump/Ukraine which takes precedence/distracts.

All of this is true but it would seem govts. (including ours) are not keen to curb flying or invest enough in our railways so they provide an affordable alternative.

Air fare policy is obscene but it does enable you to travel at an affordable price which rail mostly doesn’t. Plus through booking by train is at best difficult whilst by air I can get a series of inter-connecting trans national flights at one the touch of an internet button

But this govt. is tinkering around the edges and not getting to grips with the fundamentals of electrifying our railways, (building the new East West rail without electric). We need tram systems in our major cities, etc. It’s not even investing enough in charging systems for ev’s

Surely if they can’t sell them, there’s no point in making them?

What we also need is a political revolution that recognises that too. One is not much use without the other.

Now that’s an idea for someone to try on Northerns ‘stations are the hub’ initiative!

Given all the ultra processed food we are consuming these days much of which is made in a factory, food from a farm is possibly worth highlighting, sadly.

Good to see you are out and about. There’s a great body of railway staff just trying to do a good job. With the right support they’ll achieve just that!.

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