I'm sick of hearing about transport ministers and their fancy plans when I'm stuck on a delayed train every morning. It's like they don't care that I've got a job to get to and kids to pick up from school. The state of our trains is a joke and it's about time someone did something about it.
I'd change the whole system so that local communities have a say in how their transport services are run. We need more control over the trains and buses that serve our areas, not some faceless company making decisions based on profits. I've seen it work with our local library, where community action made all the difference, so why can't we do the same with transport. It's not rocket science, just give us the power to make our own decisions.
The current system is broken and it's only getting worse. I've been teaching in Bolton for twenty years and I've seen the impact that poor transport links have on families.
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But giving control to local communities sounds nice in theory. Have you thought about how that might work in practice? We’d need proper funding and expertise, not just good intentions. Otherwise, you might end up with a patchwork of services that are even harder to navigate.