Renationalising the railways? A load of clickety-claptrap

The word 'claptrap' has its origins in the 18th Century. It originally referred to a soliloquy that was designed in such a way that it elicited applause, but was ultimately undeserving of it. This springs to mind whenLabour's plans to re-nationalise the railways came once again into the spotlight. The idea might be popular with [...]