Greg Jenner
👤 SpeakerVoice Profile Active
This person's voice can be automatically recognized across podcast episodes using AI voice matching.
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You know, this is really, really kind of widespread.
The UK is slightly further behind, but the lines were nationalised in the UK in 1912, so just before the First World War.
And is that an important decision?
Well, I definitely know this off the top of my head.
It's just right there.
It's Asquith with the Liberal government.
But it's a really important question.
And funny how you reacted.
I did exactly the same.
My brain immediately went, why are we letting all the tech billionaires run everything?
But, you know, that's where we are now.
Anyway, I mean, we've done a huge amount of history there, Catherine.
Only 25 years, really, we crammed it in.
But actually a huge story.
Is there anything particularly that surprised you or stood out?
Yeah.
And good employment.
They unionised quite quickly.
They got higher wages quite quickly.
It's one of those rare jobs in history where like everyone went, we do need this.