Manchester bus franchising

[Barney]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(02/02/2023 10:41)Mayneway Wrote:  I have accepted it and for me as a driver it should be better in terms of pay and conditions, but for some reason I can’t understand why people bang the drum and try and make out it will be miles better because it won’t.

I really don't understand why you are so ideologically opposed to franchising if you expect your pay and conditions to improve. Having said that, the actual franchisees will still be private operators and not publicly owned so there is no guarantee that this will result.

From a passenger's perspective, it can only get better if services return to anywhere near the level that existed prior to deregulation in 1986. Do you remember those days?