"Privatization isn’t working. It's time for Scotland to run our railways ourselves!"

Barely a year after turning ScotRail over to private operator Abellio, a “climate of fear” has been created as Abellio is trying to get workers to resign in order to cover its financial losses. “Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the transport staff union TSSA, said it was time for Transport Minister Humza Yousaf to ‘stop Abellio in its tracks and take back the keys to ScotRail.’ (…) ‘It’s also no way to run Scotland’s railways. Volunteers leaving under voluntary severance won’t be replaced, meaning the customer will get a poorer service.’ He believes the move supports his belief that Scotland’s railways should be put under full public ownership. He said: “privatization isn’t working. It’s time for Scotland to run our railways ourselves.’”