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Spring statement poses concern for long-term bus funding hopes

The publication last month of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest Economic…

Buses inquiry extends parliamentary focus on sector – opinion

The Transport Select Committee started to take oral evidence on its inquiry…

Economy woes threaten government ambitions for bus services

So the Bus Services (No 2) Bill, implementing the government’s bus reforms,…

Politics: Chinese whispers making much noise in bus circles

News that Alexander Dennis is to make some 160 redundancies, citing the…

Bus industry awaits government clarity on the short term

When new Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her financial statement on 29 July,…

Surprises amid the predictability of ministerial announcements

It came as no surprise that Louise Haigh was appointed as the…

Trying to make sense of the political questions around bus imports

From time to time, members of parliament become a little exercised when…

Labour’s plans for bus under the microscope: Who will pay?

I wasn’t able to attend the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Conference in…

2024 – the year of reckoning on the political front

For those who have little or no interest in politics – probably…

A year of mixed fortunes for the bus industry

Our political expert looks back over the last 12 months and ahead…