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#GreaterManchester’s #bus revolution: the public at the wheel

A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of #deregulation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/18/the-guardian-view-on-greater-manchesters-bus-revolution-the-public-at-the-wheel

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The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel

Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation

The Guardian

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Iain Roberts Sep 19, 2023

@SubtleBlade I'll be interested to see how this goes. Having spoken to all parties in recent years, it isn't as simple as regulation good, deregulation bad. Regulated buses have the potential to be better but only with sufficient funding. In the short term, that's in place, but we don't know beyond that.