(26 Jul 2026, 1:37 pm)deanmachine wrote Because rather than Go North East taking the massive profits from the 21 and giving it directly to it's owners, it'll be reinvested in the bus network to pay for the smaller routes. Copy and Paste for the other operators and their profit making routes, especially Stagecoach's in Newcastle and Sunderland.
Oh no arguments there, the comments were in relation to specifically if it costs the tax payer more then who cares.
I agree privatisation doesn't work tbh. Personally I'd argue that franchising is still privatisation though but that's another debate, the post below yours sums that up though to not echo chamber.