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Report blasts more expensive, unreliable routes outside London that have cut people off from communities and essential services. Britain's bus services outside London were so damaged by privatisation that people were unable to access basic needs such as work, education and healthcare, according to a scathing report by the former UN special rapporteur on human rights. Many people in Britain had lost jobs and benefits, been forced to give up on education, or been cut off from communities and healthcare as bus services grew more expensive, unreliable, and dysfunctional after the 1985 reform
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Tuesday, 20 July 2021
The Guardian
- UK bus privatisation breached basic rights, says ex-UN rapporteurReport blasts more expensive, unreliable routes outside London that have cut people off from communities and essential services. Britain's bus services outside London were so damaged by privatisation that people were unable to access basic needs such as work, education and healthcare, according to a scathing report by the former UN special rapporteur on human rights. Many people in Britain had lost jobs and benefits, been forced to give up on education, or been cut off from communities and healthcare as bus services grew more expensive, unreliable, and dysfunctional after the 1985 reform
The Telegraph
- Thatcher’s bus privatisation legacy castigated by former UN adviser [subscription]Philip Alston says bus operators have been allowed to prioritise profits and dividends, leaving cash-strapped councils to plug the gaps
Edinburgh Evening News
- ‘I felt extremely uncomfortable’ - Lothian Buses accused of not doing enough to prevent overcrowding on busesLothian Buses has been accused of not doing enough to prevent overcrowding on buses - leaving passengers feeling “extremely uncomfortable”.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Call for £1 flat rate bus fare across Newcastle and Gateshead to slash air pollution from carsNewcastle City Council leader Nick Forbes says bus companies need to significantly cut their prices
Yorkshire Post
- UK bus services 'scaled back dramatically' since privatisation, says former UN inspectorBus services in South Yorkshire and other areas of the country have been “scaled back dramatically or made unaffordable” since they were privatised in 1986, claims former UN Rapporteur Philip Alston.
Other Regional Press
- Prince Charles unveils Exeter's new bus station ahead of huge opening dayThe future King was told about plans for the city to achieve zero carbon emissions within the next decade
- Cheshire East in bottom 10 local authorities for bus usageCHESHIRE East is in the bottom 10 local authority areas for people using buses and the council is looking at ways to improve this.
- Preston Bus announces improvementsPreston Bus has announced a number of improvements to bus services from next Monday, July 26, to encourage passengers to get back on bus following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions.
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