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Consultation and Opposition

In: The Nationalisation of British Transport

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  • Michael R. Bonavia

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It is remarkable that, in all the discussions and negotiations during 1946 and 1947, there was little or no real consultation between the government and experts in the various branches of the transport industry. On the one hand, the transport operators were unwilling to assist in promoting what they saw as their own demise; on the other, a government backed by a large Parliamentary majority was not inclined to compromise or review its strategy. The consequences were unfortunate, particularly as regards the railways. On 22 January 1946, and again on 6 February, Barnes met the railway chairmen but a profitable dialogue did not follow. He offered to listen to their views on ‘the scope of acquisition, units of management, or superannuation’, but he warned that ‘once the Government’s proposals had been made public, he might not be in the same position’.

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  • Michael R. Bonavia, 1987. "Consultation and Opposition," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Nationalisation of British Transport, chapter 3, pages 22-29, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-08793-8_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08793-8_3
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