Name/TitleBadge: Bring Back British Rail
About this objectRectangular enamelled pin badge with a white background and the British Rail logo in reverse beside the words 'Bring Back British Rail'.
Date Made2009-13
Period2000s-2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Subject and Association KeywordsCommunity activism
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.bringbackbritishrail.org:
Founded in 2009, Bring Back British Rail strives to popularise the commonsense idea of re-nationalising the ludicrously over-priced and over-complicated railway system, which the people of Britain have been left with as the result of privatisation in the ’90s. Together with our ‘sister campaign’ Power For The People, we aim to highlight the disastrous consequences of the privatisation of our essential public services, which has caused prices to soar whilst standards have fallen. We will ensure that the history of our once proudly publicly-owned services and utilities is not forgotten!
Bring Back British Rail is coordinated from Glasgow by Ellie Harrison, with the help of a small network of volunteers around the UK. The campaign operates as a ‘non-charitable campaigning body’ and so is free to carry out political activity and act as a pressure group. It aims to be a completely autonomous and transparent passenger-led organisation, which has no direct affiliation with any political parties.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-58-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved