Yellow buses get the amber light from Blunkett

The Yellow School Bus Commission has visited five school bus schemes, four of which First operate. David Blunkett told Meera Rambissoon he is keeping an open mind

‘We want to be absolutely upfront about what the pluses and minuses are. We’re not white washing this’ David Blunkett

What have the Yellow School Bus Commission, 13 yellow bus schemes in the UK and 62,000 yellow school buses in North America all got in common? Apart from the colour, the answer is First Group. The yellow school bus model reached the UK from North America, where First is the largest operator in the field. In the UK, First Student UK operates 13 Yellow School Bus schemes. Finally, the group set up and fund the commission which is tasked with reviewing yellow school bus schemes, and their...