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Devolution and extra funding: the path to better transport

Daniel Washington Weymouth Dorset DT4
24 May 2019
 

I read with interest the range of letters and articles in the last edition and wanted to offer some observations.

With regards to bus services, I agree with Roger Davies that to compare the situation in London with the rest of Britain is to a degree misleading given the funding difference that exists. Having previously worked as a transport officer for a local authority that shared a boundary with London, these differences were regularly brought home to me.  

Even if local authorities are...

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