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Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Financial Times

• Thatcher's legacy put in reverse by new plans for busesStrategy brings an end to the unregulated free-for-all that saw services disappear and prices leap

The Guardian

• Finally, a route out of bus privatisation | LettersPhilip Bisatt and Fran Postlethwaite hope that Andy Burnham's move to end the deregulation of bus services in Greater Manchester will be adopted by other transport authorities It is good to read that bus deregulation is to end in Greater Manchester, 35 years after being introduced by the 1985 Transport Act (Greater Manchester bus services to be brought under public control, 25 March).Bus deregulation has arguably been one of the worst legacies of the Thatcher years.

Other News Sources

• Cleaners branded 'lazy' as photos show build up of dirt and chewing gum in Blackburn bus stationDirt, grime, cobwebs, chewing gum, mud and leaves are just some of the grim sights people are having to endure as they wait to catch the bus, claims one commuter.