Keir Starmer

[InversneckieDob]

I don’t rely on public transport nowadays to any extent, but it’s really awful in Shetland, from what I’m told, though we are not in the central-belt. What’s your perception of public utilities in terms of who pays for the lions share of water, drainage and associated charges relative to use? Do you have a clue!!

Maybe public transport would be better served by being taken out of private hands then?
Run as a service rather than as a profit making entity?

Your post thereafter just emphasises why there's no point in the likes of me and you engaging/arguing as it comes down to moral compass.
"Who pays for the lions (sic) share" is a morally irrelevant point.
Access to the utilities are, once more morally speaking, a right in my opinion.
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" probably doesn't chime much with your sort.
"Relative to use" is a morally irrelevant point, well in terms of my moral compass.
Suffice to say, once more in terms of my moral compass, public utilities should be publicly run, not run for the benefit of private stakeholders/shareholders.
Your mileage/moral compass may vary.

[donsdaft]

Maybe public transport would be better served by being taken out of private hands then?
Run as a service rather than as a profit making entity?

Suffice to say, once more in terms of my moral compass, public utilities should be publicly run, not run for the benefit of private stakeholders/shareholders.

I agree, but remember, Maggie Thatcher happened for a reason.

[InversneckieDob]

Oh, for many reasons.
But the initial "happening " was followed by opportunism and spin-doctoring that led a compliant populace into the current abyss.

[donsdaft]

Aided and abetted by the appalling Blair government.

I now live in a city that is governed with the citizenry in mind.

The difference is so enormous that I have grave doubts that the UK is capable of pulling it back from the abyss.

There is always the option of staying and fighting the good fight, but fück that, I’m out.

[Shetland Don]

Maybe public transport would be better served by being taken out of private hands then?
Run as a service rather than as a profit making entity?

Your post thereafter just emphasises why there's no point in the likes of me and you engaging/arguing as it comes down to moral compass.
"Who pays for the lions (sic) share" is a morally irrelevant point.
Access to the utilities are, once more morally speaking, a right in my opinion.
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" probably doesn't chime much with your sort.
"Relative to use" is a morally irrelevant point, well in terms of my moral compass.
Suffice to say, once more in terms of my moral compass, public utilities should be publicly run, not run for the benefit of private stakeholders/shareholders.
Your mileage/moral compass may vary.

“Your sort” - far too many assumptions - cheeky monkey. You may need to consider recalibrating yours. The “from each, to each” socialist tripe universally taught in our schools (and which we had to regurgitate in order to pass the exams) doesn’t work in practice as it stifles human endeavour and too many able-bodied people are content not to pull their weight. In view of the third sentence of your post, and your claim to seemingly having a superior moral compass, I don’t expect a reply.