Manchester bus franchising

[Barney]

RE: Manchester bus franchising

(29/01/2023 10:31)Mayneway Wrote:  The reality is they couldn’t run a teddy bears picnic and with the much expected mass exodus of drivers over the next few months leaving the industry for good it puts a pretty big question mark over it all.

No. As I have mentioned earlier, the problem with the lack of adequate tendered services is the sharp reduction in funding from central government especially since 2010 when a harsh austerity policy was implemented.

Also, the lack of people willing to work in certain sectors including bus operation has become a UK-wide issue over many years and has become critical since February 2020.