Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control

City region to join Greater Manchester in reversing deregulation and introducing franchising on routesLiverpool will bring its buses back under public control, after the mayor announced he was introducing franchising to allow the region to set routes and fares.The decision means the Liverpool region will become the second place to overturn decades of bus deregulation in England, after Greater Manchester brought in its Bee Network two weeks ago. Continue reading...