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Dr Mike Mitchell: Lacking a vision for rail

18 June 2009
Dr Mike Mitchell
Dr Mike Mitchell

 

Last month MPs on the Public Accounts Committee published a damning indictment of the Department for Transport’s rail franchising policy. Stand up Dr Mike Mitchell, the man who approved the DfT’s policy when director general - rail, and now responsible for much of the rail network as director general - national networks.

Commons Committee reports can often seem naïve to experts, but this one was right on the mark. It states that Mitchell and his cohorts are failing to take...

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