(16 Jan 2022, 12:46 pm)Bazza wrote There is lots of discussion on here on what is going wrong.   

Personally,   I believe it needs a root and branch change, rather than fiddling about at the edges.  

Large companies removing profits from public services to pay shareholders is one of the major hurdles to any improvement.

I agree. The whole thing needs shaking up. It is far from fit for purpose. 

I've deliberately stayed well away from the 'nationalise the network' conversations for a while now (despite me firmly believing it should be nationalised or re-regulated), as no matter who is making the decisions, I don't believe it will ever work whilst the network is set up as it is.
Buses are travelling to and from the same places they have done for decades, despite people changing their work habits and housing being built in places there were never houses before.
Meanwhile, operators bleat on about falling passenger levels, the need for government support, conversations about forcing people to make the switch and telling the world they need more priority measures.

It doesn't take a genius to work out what things they can do to get people out of their cars.