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London’s new open platform double-decker buses upset Labour

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London’s new open platform double-decker buses upset Labour

THE new double-decker buses – the ones with hop-on and off platform – are here. Thank f**k. Is there anyone out there who likes the one-man operated buses? Yep. One. Val Shawcross, Labour’s transport spokesperson on the London Assembly, said:

What London fare payers need to ask themselves is whether spending millions on re-designing buses when we’re on the verge of another recession should really be a priority.”

These would be the same Londoners paying billions for an Olympic Games they can’t get tickets because they’ve gone to the rich bankers the taxpayer saved with billions, Val?

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Posted: 16th, December 2011 | In: The Consumer | Comment