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Three problems with Labour’s under 25 free bus travel pledge

Roger Sexton Nottingham NG1
15 February 2019
 

In his examination of the how public transport should be financed, I hope that Phil Goodwin will take a critical look at Labour’s pledge to fund free bus travel for under 25s (‘Labour commissions Goodwin to review UK transport funding’ LTT 1 Feb).

I have three objections to this proposal. Firstly, it will result in another large group of ‘freebie’ passengers travelling alongside an ever-decreasing number of paying passengers (those between 25 and 65) whose fares...

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