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Plundering London Underground
Janine Booth
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Description for Plundering London Underground
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KJVN; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
This book tells a story of privatisation on the London Underground. Privatisation - the Public-Private Partnership - was announced by New Labour in 1998. It was implemented in 2003. By 2010 it had failed. What went wrong? Public-Private Partnership failed because privatisation rewards manager, shareholders and lawyers. The look after themselves first. Other concerns were neglected - service, safety and improved access for disabled passengers. Published during London Underground's 150th birthday year, this book draws extensively on interviews with managers and Tube workers. It both sketches the history of the Underground and looks to the future. We need a better ... Read more
This book tells a story of privatisation on the London Underground. Privatisation - the Public-Private Partnership - was announced by New Labour in 1998. It was implemented in 2003. By 2010 it had failed. What went wrong? Public-Private Partnership failed because privatisation rewards manager, shareholders and lawyers. The look after themselves first. Other concerns were neglected - service, safety and improved access for disabled passengers. Published during London Underground's 150th birthday year, this book draws extensively on interviews with managers and Tube workers. It both sketches the history of the Underground and looks to the future. We need a better ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780850366174
SKU
V9780850366174
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Janine Booth
Janine Booth represented London Transport workers on the national executive committee of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers' union (RMT) from 2011 until 2013, after working on London Underground stations since 1997. Janine is a member of the European Transport Workers' Federation's Women's Committee and of the TUC Disabled Workers' Committee.
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