Bus franchising plans
Seizing bus services from private providers into public ownership remains firmly on the table, says the East Midlands Mayor, with trailblazer Andy Burnham now Prime Minister. Bus franchising is the process through which services are seized from private providers and placed back into public ownership – then rendered to be run by those firms under one banner with ticketing and prices decided centrally. This process was pioneered in Greater Manchester by the city region’s former Mayor and now Prime Minister, […]
