In London, rail fares have frozen but the service has improved. The government could do the same

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just take Wednesday, when millions of commuters across Britain will go back to work and pay 3.1 per cent more for their national rail fares and travelcards than they did last year. The government is failing to deliver a national rail service that works for commuters – and it’s failing to hold the privatised rail companies to account. We are also delivering real results to improve transport services in Londo​n, including getting the night tube and night overground up and running and reducing the number of days lost to strikes on the tube by around 65 per cent – the best strikes record of any London mayor. We’ve been able to do this despite government cuts to transport funding by relentlessly focusing on what matters most to Londoners, by reducing waste, duplication and inefficiency and by building good working relationships with our transport staff and the trade unions that represent them.