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I definitely don't blame them for what's gone before JMS and I don't necessarily blame them entirely here either. But the fact of the matter is that the service is as bad as it's ever been right now, and I don't see any plans or suggestions that it's going to improve under the SG ownership model (so far!).

You're spot on that previous failure in investment and a lack of ownership over the actual infrastructure are massive barriers to what can realistically be done within cost, but they've downgraded the service with those same constraints compared to the previous owners by quite some margin.

I'm not using this as any kind of hammer to beat the Government for political argument - this is an area I'd really like them to succeed in, because their climate change ambitions are great and I want to see them achieve those goals. It would also be great for me on a personal level to be able to get from my home town into and out of work/the city without it costing me more than fuel (although that's debatable in recent months), and without fear that I'm going to get stranded due to ongoing issues.
Sorry, I didn't mean to personalise that. I just can't see how it can be made to work practically and therefore I think it's daft politically. It's just going to end up a larger version of the ferries and Prestwick.