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Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

Children living in temporary housing will get free school travel on Greater Manchester’s Bee Network buses later this year, Andy Burnham has announced. Campaigners want other areas to follow suit

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

We all know what these flag-flyers really mean, says a reader

Travelling for work shouldn’t be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one
Clive Wratten

Travelling for work shouldn’t be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one

people are travelling for work across the UK every single day, but our broken transport system is getting in their way

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
Robin Ince

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Paul McNamee

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel

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The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers’ Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Transport

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it
Letters

Letters: I’m a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don’t need it

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction
Steven MacKenzie

When it comes to public transport, we’re still travelling in the wrong direction

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: ‘Disappointing and devastating’

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto
Politics

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn’t – in Labour’s general election manifesto

UK’s top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
Climate change

UK’s top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?
Rail strikes

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008
Transport

‘Silent war on bus users’: Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008

Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst
Public services

Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
Disability rights

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023
Campaigning

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023

East London mayor says cars are a ‘necessity’ while unveiling his borough’s new climate strategy
Sustainable transport

East London mayor says cars are a ‘necessity’ while unveiling his borough’s new climate strategy

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How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out
Levelling up

How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out