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I think they forgot the bit about withdrawing free transport for school children and pushing it onto the local councils to pay for instead.

by m0xte 6y ago

iso1210 6y ago
The national government has withdrawn free transport for children, not TFL
- m0xte 6y ago
  That’s a fair description. It was part of the terms of the bail out.
  - iso1210 6y ago
    A bailout required because the national government ordered TFL to operate in the way it did (80%+ service) while the customers had dropped to 10%. While private firms were bailed out with no conditions, TFL wasn't, because the national government wants to make the mayor (who's from the other party) look bad for the next election.
avianlyric 6y ago
Source? TfL is a local authority, which basically makes it a council. Part of TfL’s mandate as a local authority is to provide free bus services for school children (who live more than 2 miles from school I believe), they don’t get a choice.
- m0xte 6y ago
  https://853.london/2020/05/30/tfl-bailout-we-face-16m-bill-if-you-scrap-childrens-travel-town-halls-tell-government/ https://853.london/2020/05/30/tfl-bailout-we-face-16m-bill-i...
  - avianlyric 6y ago
    That’s interesting, I wonder how that interacts with the Greater London Authority Act, the legislation that give TfL its authority, and determines it obligations. Unfortunately I can’t find exact line in that act that outlines TfL obligations, but this article[1] quotes TfL’s CFO making this statement with regards to TfL obligations and it funding: > I think it will shock everybody, if you are to read the GLA Act, just what our minimum statutory obligations are as a transport authority. It does not include running a Tube service. It includes running a minimal bus service for children living more than two miles away from their school. [1] https://www.londonreconnections.com/2020/tfl-the-impossible-finances-of-fighting-a-pandemic/ https://www.londonreconnections.com/2020/tfl-the-impossible-...
    - m0xte 6y ago
      Well that was a particularly shockingly thoughtful read. Thanks for posting. I’m actually lost for words.

I think they forgot the bit about withdrawing free transport for school children and pushing it onto the local councils to pay for instead.

by m0xte 6y ago

I think they forgot the bit about withdrawing free transport for school children and pushing it onto the local councils to pay for instead.

iso1210 6y ago

The national government has withdrawn free transport for children, not TFL

m0xte 6y ago
That’s a fair description. It was part of the terms of the bail out.
- iso1210 6y ago
  A bailout required because the national government ordered TFL to operate in the way it did (80%+ service) while the customers had dropped to 10%. While private firms were bailed out with no conditions, TFL wasn't, because the national government wants to make the mayor (who's from the other party) look bad for the next election.

avianlyric 6y ago

Source? TfL is a local authority, which basically makes it a council. Part of TfL’s mandate as a local authority is to provide free bus services for school children (who live more than 2 miles from school I believe), they don’t get a choice.

m0xte 6y ago
https://853.london/2020/05/30/tfl-bailout-we-face-16m-bill-if-you-scrap-childrens-travel-town-halls-tell-government/ https://853.london/2020/05/30/tfl-bailout-we-face-16m-bill-i...
- avianlyric 6y ago
  That’s interesting, I wonder how that interacts with the Greater London Authority Act, the legislation that give TfL its authority, and determines it obligations. Unfortunately I can’t find exact line in that act that outlines TfL obligations, but this article[1] quotes TfL’s CFO making this statement with regards to TfL obligations and it funding: > I think it will shock everybody, if you are to read the GLA Act, just what our minimum statutory obligations are as a transport authority. It does not include running a Tube service. It includes running a minimal bus service for children living more than two miles away from their school. [1] https://www.londonreconnections.com/2020/tfl-the-impossible-finances-of-fighting-a-pandemic/ https://www.londonreconnections.com/2020/tfl-the-impossible-...
  - m0xte 6y ago
    Well that was a particularly shockingly thoughtful read. Thanks for posting. I’m actually lost for words.