Like the monopoly that exists in most parts of the region now or a different type of monopoly?

I must admit, I was impressed with the 91% satisfaction rate, even though those sorts of statistics can be manipulated etc. Obviously when you read the report, it is pretty obvious how it has indeed been manipulated. It is on these forums somewhere if you haven't read it already.

It's obvious when you think about it - if Nexus can run the service to a similar standard, generating similar levels of profit, without having to syphon a huge chunk off to investors - that the service can be just as good. If they reinvest the massive dividends that GNE, Arriva or Stagecoach can't AS WELL AS any profit - imagine how good it could be?

Like you, Im not an expert, but there are transport organisations the world over owned by local authorities making millions, which is then reinvested into the service, without huge chunks being sent off to investors. Why cant Nexus do the same?

Your right, Nexus did mention (again referred to in another thread on this very forum) about passenger levels, but again, you don't need to be an expert to analyse why they have gone up on the bus or down on the Metro. Line closures? Passengers on a bus being counted 4 times on a return journey to work rather than the twice prior to the direct journey being axed...