The Spectator

Letters: civil servants have ruined our trains

issue 24 August 2019

Travelling in discomfort

Sir: I don’t agree with much of what Matthew Parris says these days, but he was spot on with his piece about train seats (‘Who’s to blame for my terrible journey?’, 17 August). I think his hunch about where the blame lies for such uncomfortable seats is correct.

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