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| The chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies says Atoc had no time to comment on our report on rail privatisation (Letters, 13 June). The TUC arranged to meet with an Atoc representative before the embargo on our report was lifted. Atoc had three days in which to read and form a view of our report prior to the meeting. The meeting lasted for more than an hour and included a TUC officer. Atoc's head of strategic policy then challenged our argument about the connection between GDP growth and passenger numbers and disputed some of our policy conclusions, including the abolition of train operating companies. But their policy head did not dispute the accuracy of our evidence nor did he allege selective use of evidence. Atoc's chief executive now raises this issue without providing any specifics. Karel Williams and Sukhdev Johal Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change, University of Manchester | The chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies says Atoc had no time to comment on our report on rail privatisation (Letters, 13 June). The TUC arranged to meet with an Atoc representative before the embargo on our report was lifted. Atoc had three days in which to read and form a view of our report prior to the meeting. The meeting lasted for more than an hour and included a TUC officer. Atoc's head of strategic policy then challenged our argument about the connection between GDP growth and passenger numbers and disputed some of our policy conclusions, including the abolition of train operating companies. But their policy head did not dispute the accuracy of our evidence nor did he allege selective use of evidence. Atoc's chief executive now raises this issue without providing any specifics. Karel Williams and Sukhdev Johal Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change, University of Manchester |
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