Since 2010, Enfield residents have been hit by some of the highest percentage fare rises in the country. A season ticket from Enfield Town to London has gone up from £1,200 in 2010, to £1,596 in 2015. A rise of £396 or 33 per cent.

David Cameron and his Tory-led Government are presiding over a rip-off railway in Britain. He has failed to stand up for working people in Enfield struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and has allowed the train companies to hit Enfield passengers with big increases in season ticket prices.

Out-of-touch ministers talk about ‘fair fares for comfortable commuting’, but this is a world away from the reality for many hard-up commuters living in Enfield.

What Enfield needs is a better deal for passengers and taxpayers. This can be done by reforming the railways, simplifying the ticketing system and enforcing a strict cap on fares on every route.

Labour will give passengers a voice in how the railways are run and stop passengers getting fleeced at ticket machines by making it a legal right for passengers to be sold the cheapest available ticket for their journey.

Joan Ryan

Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Enfield North