The Labour manifesto was leaked, leafing through it you get to the bit about nationalising the rail industry again.
Although rail tickets are expensive and yes when it comes to bums on seats and rail, at the moment less is definitely more would be a good bit of food for thought, tickets are not going to come down in the foreseeable future.
But my thoughts are if the rail industry was Nationalised it would take a big chunk of money away from lets say having a study of a Mag Lev between Hull and Liverpool.
I can say I definitely need a Mag Lev more than I need Socialism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, pretty much anything with a "Ism" in it!
So my tongue in cheek plea to the Labour Leader is, please can you let us know on a postcard or post it note whether a Mag Lev was feasible?
A few months ago a informative article was published in the Hull Daily Mail about a feasibility study into a Mag Lev line from Hull to Liverpool, something I would support.
Hull has actually proposed a monorail for the city in the past, this was a good idea, it's futuristic and fun and would definitely set the city apart and its not a drawn out pipe dream like HS2.
But with a Nationalised Rail Industry under Jeremy Corbyn, it probably wouldn't happen like HS2 mainly because government isn't good at setting these projects up!
Private investment would get the project up and running if there is interest from investors.
Thankfully though I don't think Mr Corbyn will be elected PM, at least for now the dream can stay alive.
