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UK petition: Nationalise all public transport and make it free for everyone at all times

Sign petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/639987

Track signatures: https://petition-track.uk/check-petition/639987

Closing date: 26 December 2023

You can sign if you live in the UK (regardless of citizenship) or if you're a UK citizen (regardless of where you live).

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Petition: Nationalise all public transport and make it free for everyone at all times

Much "public" transport is owned by companies running it for profit. It can be expensive and unreliable, making it an unviable alternative to cars for most people. Nationalise public transport and make all journeys free, to discourage car use, encourage exercise and boost the economy.

Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
Jun 26, 2023 at 12:17pmWeb
Show threadCassian [main]Jun 26, 2023

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Show threadStingray's Badger FriendJun 26, 2023

@cassolotl

Signed, thanks for sharing.

Show threadhicksy2Jun 26, 2023
@cassolotl there are definitely some bits of public transport that should always be free. I can't argue for everything everywhere, but you don't ask, you never get.
Show threadhicksy2Jun 26, 2023
@cassolotl e.g. for anyone moving house, give them a free pass for local public transport to try to break the car habit. Particularly people moving to newbuild estates, where connection to public transport should be a condition for getting permission to build.
Show threadpgcdJun 26, 2023
@cassolotl please do the whole world.
Show threadMartin WhitworthJun 26, 2023
@cassolotl Give me some costs. What’s the total price (let’s include the profit margins - we can’t assume a saving) of the services you wish to subsidise. I assume National Rail, London Underground, all local buses, trams, rail etc. How much will that equate to per tax payer? Those who have chosen expensive commutes will pay less; those who have less environmentally impactful lifestyles will pay more. I suspect I‘m the latter and I want to know how much.
Show threadCassian [main]Jun 27, 2023
@Martin_Whitworth Oh knob off
Show threadnatalie Jun 26, 2023
@cassolotl currently really liking the £2 single bus fare they're doing currently, £4 for a return is still a bit much however. train prices on the other hand definitely are awful consistently..
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJun 26, 2023
@cassolotl This "all public transport" includes the airlines?
Show threadCassian [main]Jun 27, 2023
@TimWardCam I think probably not, because as far as I know, in the UK air travel has never been or claimed to be "public" (publicly owned).
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEJun 27, 2023
@cassolotl To me "public transport" is "transport" on which the "public" can ride if (usually) they buy a ticket. (And in response to your point, how long ago was it that BA and/or precursor bits of it were publicly owned? - not "never", surely?)
Show threadCassian [main]Jun 27, 2023
@TimWardCam Oh it's one of *those* kinds of internet conversations. 😑
Show threadLuck Goddess 🌒🌕🌘 (They/She)Aug 5, 2024
@cassolotl I wonder how many signatures this got? I mean I feel like it would never actually happen, but I'd be interested in the supporting numbers.
Show threadCassian [main]Aug 5, 2024
@follpvosten The number of signatures is there on the petition if you click the link
Show threadLuck Goddess 🌒🌕🌘 (They/She)Aug 5, 2024
@cassolotl ah, my mistake. I clicked the second link and it just gave me an empty page, didn't try the first one.
Show threadCassian [main]Aug 5, 2024
@follpvosten Ohh, I didn't realise the second link was empty! Heh, no worries. :)