| Comment | The bottom line is first bus are a PLC with ultimate responsibility to their shareholders. They are under no obligation to provide services they don’t see commercially viable. Just like ASDA are under no obligation to keep my local supermarket open 24/7 as much as it would be convenient for me.
The government sold our public services down the river years ago and over the years have decimated subsidies and grants provided to local bus operators into the bargain.
You’re right local public transport helps society function as a whole, which is why it’s in the hands of public authorities in most places around the world. While it’s in the hands of a private ownership we are at the mercy of profit generating services or the transport authorities stepping in to subsidise/fund services which are deemed necessary to the community but not profitable to a private operator. |
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