Manchester bus franchising

[Barney]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(24/02/2023 22:23)Mayneway Wrote:  I don’t need to try public transport, I drive it day in day out, in and out of the city centre.

I was very young during the final couple of years of regulated bus services and it didn’t seem any different to how it is now,

A much used misquote is: "If you are not part of the solution then you must be part of the problem." Where do you think you sit here?

Let me assure you that by every metric you care to use, bus services were far better prior to deregulation for passengers, employees and the environment. Just look at the facts instead of relying on vague childhood memories.

Again, why is a regulated/franchised bus system the norm in virtually every modern city on the planet but unsuitable for Manchester or anywhere else within the UK apart from London and Northern Ireland?