‘My Selby and Ainsty bus tour shows why public control of services is vital’
Many of you may not know much about the constituency of Selby and Ainsty. Or perhaps you didn’t…
Buses
Labour today: Burnham sees red, NEC grabs Birmingham, Keir tackles nimbies
Good morning. It’s a busy day too, so we thought we’d try out a slightly different format for…
Labour shies away from rail strikers and PR, but tacks left on bus ownership
The unions continue to set the agenda today, and not just by paying their respects online on International Workers’…
The West of England’s stance on buses threatens plans to ‘take back control’
Earlier this month, Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh released a video celebrating one of the defining examples of…
Buses are the lifeblood of communities. We will give them the focus they deserve
Whilst rail dominates the world of transport – in budget, column inches and industrial strife – the quiet…
A pledge on minimum bus services would be revolutionary for coastal communities
The Tories’ recent £2 bus fare cap was billed as a helping hand with cost-of-living pressures. But it’s…
Haigh: “Labour in power will bring our railways back into public ownership”
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Shadow Transport Secretary…
Louise Haigh demands action from ministers to tackle “looming bus crisis”
Labour’s Louise Haigh has demanded action from the government to tackle a “looming bus crisis” amid reports that…
We need more funding to support our bus services in the West of England
Who remembers when Boris Johnson bizarrely told the nation how he enjoyed painting model buses? He gushed about…
Local leaders must replicate Burnham’s bus success to rebuild ex-strongholds
It’s been over three years in the making but yesterday saw Andy Burnham confirm that Greater Manchester will…
