Greedy bus companies - or strapped for cash councils?
29/09/2008
Since the introduction of free bus passes for the over-60s last April, more than 30 local authorities in England say they are having to cut other services to cover the costs - but the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), has hit back by suggesting that the real problem lies with the government and greedy bus companies.
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