Considering the successful way Brighton and Hove City Council has taken control of refuse collection and street cleaning, don't you think the Government should take a leaf out of our book by putting the railways under state control once more?

After all, privatisation is for how much profit you can make, "fat cat" salaries and so on.

When it comes to paying out to make things safer and more efficient, it's another story.

Come to think about it, the same could be done for with National Lottery.

-Ron Wood, Hartington Road, Brighton