The Free Ride Is About to Stop ; in the Fourth of Our Features Marking the 20th Anniversary of Bus Deregulation, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander, Pictured, Says He Will Help Make Services Better - by Giving Local Communities More Powers Over Their Buses.

The Journal › October 27, 2006

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TRANSPORT Secretary Douglas Alexander opened the door to greater regulation of bus services during the Labour Party conference in Manchester last month.

He conceded that in too many parts of the country, the industry was not working.

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The Free Ride Is About to Stop ; in the Fourth of Our Features Marking the 20th Anniversary of Bus Deregulation, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander, Pictured, Says He Will Help Make Services Better - by Giving Local Communities More Powers Over Their Buses.

And he has followed this up by saying he will be "bold" and give powers to towns and cities that demand them - in order to ensure that services meet t...

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