I've just seen a video on twitter from a ITV Correspondent based in the NE and he did a story of a lady who is in her early 60s, and how energy bills affect her, in the video is shows that she gets the 310 and he bus fare is £4 for the day (and now its going up), and he can only afford to get the bus on good weeks and other times she has to walk. 

Truly Heartbreaking. 

Here is a link to the video https://twitter.com/DanielHewittITV/stat...42661?s=20&t=a3LR1v5R4NINfufknGLLyQ 

Im not saying its GNE fault, its not however increasing fares is the wrong move atm, especially when some people can only afford to get the bus sometimes.