Librocrats, but still MPs
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'HAT EFFECT on transport )licy might the new Social Deocrats have if they ever :hieved influence in the House Commons? With Bill Rodgers ; one of their leaders, one ould expect transport not to be ampletely overlooked in any ection manifesto by the new arty. Beginning without )gma, it could profit by the istakes of both Labour and nservatives.
I would not expect the Social arnocrats to support anything ; destructive as the renationalirtion of those parts of the pub:1y owned transport system, ich as the National Freight ampany and hotels, that might eanwhile find buyers. I would resee support for preferential vestment in the railways.
The Librocrats would, I am ire, be more generous than the mservatives with grants for as services, especially in rural eas, and who is to say they mild be wrong? One thing is irtain: they would not oppose gher taxation on road trans)rt.
MPs by any name smell easy oney.