DEBATE: Would the railways run better with a ‘fat controller’? DEBATE: Would the trains run better with a 'fat controller' in charge? Would the railways run better with an independent “fat controller” in charge, as recently proposed? Scott Corfe, research director at the Social Market Foundation, says YES. Commuters are right to be angry with the state of Britain’s railway network, with its unpalatable combination of high fares, delays, and trains so packed that one feels like [...]
