Bus deregulation has to be one of the biggest con jobs implemented by the Tories. Completion died out by the early 1990s , leading to today’s cosy relationship between GNE, SNE and Arriva , and the sh*te service levels that they provide. I remember pre 1986 pretty well and how we had comprehensive and integrated services. Perhaps I m looking at it with rose tinted spectacles ?.

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I mistyped the word ‘competition’ in the above reply.