(3 hours ago)Busadvocate wrote It's possible that Reform will support franchising. It is a pretty "populist" thing to do. But as their concern to cut "waste" really means "cut publicly provided services to lower taxes", an under-funded franchised network would be a pretty disastrous outcome for bus services and bus fares ...

Reform don't have a defined position on Transport other than HS2 and "war on the motorist". Farage has mentioned improving links between cities, but if you held a banana to the head of a Reform politician and ask them for a bus policy, it will be based on vibes rather than strict policy positions.

I imagine once these new councillors start getting thier inboxes full of complaints about bus services (which we are always told is one of the main complaints.....), maybe a formal position will be made public.