Sort Out the Railways for Real

I'm sick of hearing about Scotland's railway problems, it's like they're just trying to get more money out of us. I've got a different take on it, as a plumber I know what it's like to run a business and get paid on time, or not. The railways need a bit of that same sense, you know, get the basics right before you start talking about grand plans.

My idea is to get the skills shortage sorted first, get more young people trained up as engineers and whatnot, so we've got the people to actually fix the railways. Then we can talk about who runs it, but to be honest I don't think it's just about public or private ownership, it's about getting the job done. I've seen some of these new boilers that are supposed to be efficient, but they're just a nightmare to install, that's what's happening with the railways, they're all theory and no practice.