I love a bus hopper fare as much as the next person but enough is enough. Isn’t it?

[WallowingInMud]

I’m a top tier fan of Labour and Andy seems like a nice bloke but:
a) He’s on social media so much I’m beginning to wonder if, once parliament is back from its little holiday, he’s going to have enough time to run our somewhat complex country between making reels.
b) every single bloody post appears to be about buses. Buses are great but I feel like there are other issues. World peace anyone?

AIBU?

“Maybe I am just impatient”

I do think this sums up a massive problem we have at the moment in politics. Too many people expect instant fixes to even the most complex of things and then start criticising when things aren’t happening at fast enough.

Now we have undoubtedly had some poor leadership in recent years but what we haven’t had is any consistency and when people (I’m not saying you are) start calling for them to leave because they haven’t fixed everything in 12 hours we just end up stuck in this cycle we are now. Maybe we have got too used to everything being instant so can’t give things the time they need.

Big changes take time. Every time we have a new leader we take several massive steps back because they have to learn the ropes and do things their way.

Im pleased those who have access to buses can do so much cheaper/free now but what about those of us who dont have a bus service thats able to be used? Can he start thinking about us too?

I live in a town of over 90,000 people. The only bus route that stops within 1 mile of my house goes 3 times a day mon-sat (10.34, 13.34, 15.34) & only to the town centre (a 20 minute walk from my house).

Funnily enough I cant use the bus to help me with work, kids, food shop etc.

Id like him to recognise that not everyone has access to a bus & maybe do something that will improve my life too!

He’s still thinking like a city mayor, not like the prime minister of a second rank nation. What is thinking and policy on our energy independence, technology strategy, preparing the economy for the changes that AI will bring in terms of employment and productivity?

Hence my wish that the money had been spent on more buses, even though that would have taken time to get them introduced.

Would safe cycle lanes help your life?