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RE: Any comments about the "M>" service improvement program?
- Subject: RE: Any comments about the "M>" service improvement program?
- From: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 21:56:05 -0400
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
- Sender: Vaughan Williams <ender2000@MailAndNews.com>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:38285
>> At least Yarra takes the Charter processes and the PTCCC seriously though.
>> Connex and NX think its a joke and don't take any notice of it.
>>
>
>Did anyone think they were going to take it seriously? This whole business
of
>the charter was to help get public support for the privatization (opps
>franchising). And people brought. Remember it is ideologically incorrect for
>governments to boss around private enterprise.
Not really. The Charter was brought in by well-intentioned community
organisations. The PTUA's position at the time was outright opposition to
the
privatisation and we always said the charter process was a joke. That view
has
now been confirmed by the circus that is the PTCCC
Vaughan Williams
Secretary
Public Transport Users Association
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne 3000
http://www.ptua.org.au