GND Media "It's a must to achieve environmental goals" Publicly controlled transport with Better Busses GM
Public transport is a complex beast in the UK. local transport can be run by a myriad of private firms, public private partnerships, municipally owned businesses, charities, publicly controlled private firms and other quangos. No doubt that public transport is a key pillar when it comes to tackling the climate crisis but which organisation is the most effective at tackling it and how should British democracy interact with it? With smaller vital, yet seemingly unprofitable routes being cut across Manchester we ask; is there a better way?
This week we are joined by Pascale Robinson (@PascaleRobinson) from Better Buses Greater Manchester (@BetterBusesGM) to discuss what publicly controlled transport is, how it differs from publicly owned transport and how our local democracies should interact with transport providers.
get in contact with the better buses campaign at
pascale@betterbusesgm.org.uk
Shout Outs
Friends of the earth Manchester
@foemcr
Acorn tenants union
@ACORN_tweets
Guy Standing and his book "plunder of the commons"
https://www.guystanding.com/books
Save Ryebank Fields
@ryebankfields
Leo murrays "away with all the cars'
https://www.common-wealth.co.uk/reports/away-with-all-cars-redux
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