โฒ 332 โผ Today I learned that until last month, it was illegal for British cities ๐ฌ๐ง to set up their own non-profit bus services. That's why all UK Bus services were private. (www.gov.uk) submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Dagotad@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments Local councils were banned from setting up their own municipal bus companies. A new law just lifted the ban ๐ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-agree-overturn-ban-councils-183323072.html https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/new-era-of-better-buses-landmark-bus-bill-becomes-law/200478/
[โ] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago That would be some context about your thinking that it would have made sense to include in your first comment, given the thread context! permalink fedilink source parent