After 40 years of deregulation today Greater Manchester has taken back control of the entire network, securing routes and locking in the £2 bus fares to support working people across the city region.
This shows devolution and giving power to the people who know their places best works, and the importance of politics being rooted in the everyday lives of working people.
Buses haven’t worked for too long, and they’ve cut people off from training, education, work and access to public services like health appointments. Increasingly fares rocketed, routes were slashed and people voted with their feet (if they had the choice at all).
A big day and the start of rebuilding public transport to work for the public once again.
Jim McMahon OBE MP 