* UK - Who can we trust to run the buses?
The Tory antipathy to bus travel was summed up by Margaret Thatcher's famous comment that any man riding a bus to work after the age of 26 was a failure in life
Darlington,UK -The Northern Echo, by Rob Merrick -1 June 2007: -- ... Under Labour, bus passengers are not insulted to quite that extent - but they still don't have a government that is on their side... Last year, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander won widespread praise for pledging to end the "free-for-all" at bus stops blamed on ruthless and competing private operators. But, when his Local Transport Bill arrived last week, it was clear the draft legislation will do nothing of the sort... Far from offering town halls London-style' powers to decide routes and fares and end the chaos of deregulation, it appears designed to prevent them from doing so... Any local authority wanting to impose a "quality contract" on a bus firm - and perhaps save unprofitable routes - must prove it is "in the public interest", offers "value for money" and can be fully funded...
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