(07 May 2023, 9:49 am)Washingtonian wrote More cuts seen to bus services than in a first aid room. When is someone actually going to come up with some ideas to create new and successful services? It just seems to be going further and further backwards!

I'd argue it strengthens the arm of the commercial operator too. 
Particularly the likes of the 2a and Asda Leechmere. 

'oooh, we are GNE and we can't afford to run the 2a past Asda any more. Nexus, can you help us?'

*Nexus mutter to themselves and realise they're gonna have to because if they don't, they're the baddies. We've already got rid of the 99 and if we don't bail them out with the 2a, what will people do?*

And so the cycle continues...