Rather than putting up ticket prices by 4.8 per cent (last July’s RPI), the government is keeping them as they are. “We’re choosing to freeze rail fares for the first time in 30 years,” says chancellor Rachel Reeves. Simon Calder explains why that doesn’t guarantee that no tickets will cost more. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.