Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 on Nostr: nprofile1q…zlxup Do you feel that the long-standing free bus passes in the British ...

nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyqs5lnfnrdjvcfa3dutfk8catcgecf0cgj95cgc0fuckp5h46lftvmzlxup (nprofile…lxup) Do you feel that the long-standing free bus passes in the British countries (and the similar London version) are in any way similar to the D-ticket or this proposal?

My uneducated view is that, yes there has been an increase in bus usage by those eligible, but the way the services are recompensed doesn't seem to have stopped the contraction of rural bus services. Plus - except in London - the passes exclude rail which is perhaps understandable.