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Originally Posted by punky
Cutting subsidies isn't the same as cutting services though.
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When they are being cut by that much the only thing it can mean is a cut in services or a massive increase in fares, btw the subsidy cut in London is 40%
Jo de Bank from London Travelwatch said: “A reduction would almost certainly mean fewer buses, cuts on routes and longer waits for passengers.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...idy-is-axed.do
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Also the cost for Oyster is 1.20 per trip regardless of length (which can be long sometimes). The maximum daily charge for bus use is £3.90. Oyster is also free via a refundable £3 deposit.
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Cheers for the info but tbh I don't think I'll be bothering with a bus again, now I have my car fixed.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Which is the worst kind of obfuscation. Whatever may or may not be happening to bus services, IDS's point stands: some people seem to think that the world owes them a living, and they need do no more than sit on their behinds and wait while everything is brought to them on a plate.
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Yes what's wrong with them, got no legs, walk to the next town, whether IDS has a point or not he could have phrased it better imo.
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Stevenson should leave the Tory-bashing to the Parliamentary Labour Party, because that's their job. He should get on with his own job, which is protecting the interests of working people who are members of Unite, not trying to make out he's some sort of champion of idle dole-bludgers.
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Perhaps we should close this thread and get back to our own jobs then? It makes me feel good that people can speak out when they feel government is wrong and that there is a platform for them to do so on.