In message , at 12:20:14 on
Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Clark F Morris remarked:
On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 17:51:07 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message .com, at
08:51:12 on Sun, 3 Sep 2006, furnessvale remarked:
Given that rail companies have to pay directly for the services of BTP
whereas comparable non rail transport companies have the services of
home office forces for free

Gosh, did Gordon reduce business rates to zero while I wasn't watching?
I assume that rail companies also pay the business rates.

And they also get the "normal" police involved seemingly as often as the
BTP (for incidents at stations, anyway).

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Roland Perry