Buses – ‘councils should be in the driving seat’

With bus franchising due to start in Greater Manchester, the LGA and Urban Transport Group are seeking a greater role for the public sector
 The report has been published just two days before Greater Manchester becomes the first city region outside London to run franchised bus services, 37 years after deregulation
 The Local Government Association and the Urban Transport Group want new powers for English councils to decide the way local bus services are delivered to end a “spiral