28-08-2026 12:04 via passengertransport.co.uk

Long term future of the £2 fare cap

 
Is capping fares the best way to help existing and potential bus users in England? Or are we storing up problems for the future?
 Prime minister Andy Burnham at First Bus’s Bath depot
 Notwithstanding a jibe from a colleague that I ought to read more thrilling books (love you too, Sarah), I’ve recently been enjoying one called Last Subway: The Long Wait for the Next Train in New York City. I picked it up on my last trip stateside, and it examines the political gridl
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