You ask, "How do we prevent privatised bus companies from exploiting a system of full subsidy for all fares under the current system?"
By individuals and councils becoming shareholders in those companies. And:-
There is no difference in the character and integrity of us lot who work either for privatised companies or, as I have done all my working life, for the public sector. If anything, those of us who work (or have worked in my case) in the public sector, are more cosseted by the 'certainty' of public funding and better pensions. But less so now with Brum CC's bankruptcy and very severe cuts.
You make very good points that I appreciate. I do hope you are right. Franchising report goes to the WMCA Board on the 19 July for them to consider options put to them. Yesterday, at the Pensioners' meeting, Chris Parkinson, Bus Partnership Manager, was saying that there will be public consultation and two or three years to implement franchising.
One grave injustice is funding disparity for public transport between London, the regions and the shires. £19 billion Elizabeth Line for London, many £100s m for immoral Metro, the scandalous, second most expensive mode to construct after High Scam 2, for the W Mids and, a disgraceful, slum of a bus station with broken roof panels (STILL!) in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. This is where the fight must start! I need more courageous help from the up and coming generation.
THE GREAT TRANSPORT DIVIDE, here:
Do listen to this Radio 4 programme from 2018 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/
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