150 million fewer bus passengers since 2007, despite climate concerns
Transport is Scotland’s most climate polluting sector, but passengers have fallen by over 30% in recent years.
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Buses must be brought under control, franchising ‘insufficient’ to deliver change needed
Without a change in ownership, the private firms who have overseen the decline in bus services will continue to extract profit from this vital public service.
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£2 bus fare cap is ‘sticking plaster’
Transport campaigners have welcomed the £2 fare cap for buses in Glasgow and West of Scotland but said that it was “little more than a sticking plaster” on a broken system.
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‘Shamefully lacking in climate action’ – Programme for Government reaction
No new climate ideas, and no action to halt the threat of data centres
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Transport: Burnham’s nation-wide bus fare cap should follow in Scotland but only a sticking plaster solution
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham today announced that that most single bus fares in England would be capped at £2 from 1 January 2027.
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‘Rip-off’ bus fare rise slated by campaigners
Better bus campaigners have reacted angrily to news that Stagecoach are set to “rip off” passengers with another increase in fares on their routes across the North East of Scotland.
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Campaign for better buses takes root in the North East
A campaign calling for buses in the Grampian region to be taken back into public control has launched across the North East.
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End of peak fares shows ‘how climate action can improve lives’
The move shows how public ownership can keep fares low, benefit passengers and help support the necessary shift away from cars.
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Scottish Government ditches climate commitment to reduce car use
John Swinney’s leadership to date has been characterised by a chronic failure to deliver on climate promises to the public.
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