The Guardian view on renationalising rail: give it a chance | Editorial

Corporate bungling means the state will run the east coast mainline. It should be left in government hands to better observe the relative merits of public and private ownershipThe U-turn is a difficult manoeuvre to perform on rails, but Chris Grayling has managed it. The transport secretary did not look comfortable on Wednesday, informing the House of Commons that the east coast mainline would be brought under government control. He tried to present renationalisation as something other than a 18