It’s not just trains – buses outside London should be nationalised too | Kathleen Kerridge
Tickets from profit-hungry groups outside the capital seem randomly priced and expensive. The rest of the country can only dream of the service Londoners get
There is a lot of talk at the moment about train companies, delays, strikes, and how, perhaps, they should be nationalised. But the country’s transport problems go far beyond the tracks – our bus services are also at a crisis point.
Once seen as the transport of choice for the working class, buses were affordable. And if you couldn’t run a car, they were a good alternative. That is no longer the case.
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My council tax is paying for the transport service while my fare is lining the pockets of shareholders
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Source: Guardian Transport
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