(3 hours ago)Adrian wrote ... I disagree with the notion that not everywhere needs a bus service. Public transport should be seen as basic infrastructure, and whilst it doesn't mean everyone should have a 10 minute frequency, we really need to move away from so many places being cut-off altogether.

To move the conversation on, where are the "so many" places that are "cut off altogether" that you consider should have a bus service? 

In the part of the region I know pretty well, the only communities that literally have no regular services are a few very small rural hamlets, plus a few housing estates that are hard to serve well (but with v few exceptions, have a bus within a 10 minute walk). What both types have in common is the lifestyle of people living there generates a very low demand for buses (although obviously an element of chicken and egg - people reliant on bus services don't/can't live there). I'm not sure that doing a lot more in these sort of places is actually as important as other priorities. 
eg Andreos' better services to centres of employment? More circular services? Extra resources to make services more reliable? IMO, the latter is up there, as TfGM has done. Choices, choices...