public transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Andy Burnham with Bee Network buses
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

Children living in temporary housing will get free school travel on Greater Manchester’s Bee Network buses later this year, Andy Burnham has announced. Campaigners want other areas to follow suit
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would've been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would've been flying a long time ago

Travelling for work shouldn't be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one
A bus stop at Nailsea
Clive Wratten

Travelling for work shouldn't be a postcode lottery – but our transport system makes it one

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest
Robin Ince

The worst train company of the week is a close-run contest

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel
Paul McNamee

An investment in public transport is the right direction of travel

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here's why

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think
Travel

Getting to the great outdoors by public transport is easier and more enjoyable than you think

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Transport

The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless

Letters: I'm a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don't need it
Letters

Letters: I'm a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don't need it

When it comes to public transport, we're still travelling in the wrong direction
Thomas the Tank Engine
Steven MacKenzie

When it comes to public transport, we're still travelling in the wrong direction

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'
a blue bus in Scotland
Social Justice

Scottish government ends free bus travel for asylum seekers: 'Disappointing and devastating'

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here's how
A bus on Manchester’s new Bee Network
General election 2024

Free bus travel could lift young people out of poverty and unpick cost of living crisis. Here's how

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
Keir Starmer launching the Labour Party manifesto for the 2024 general election
Politics

Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto

UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households
Climate change

UK's top 0.1% earners emit 22 times more transport greenhouse gases than low income households

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?
Rail strikes

Rolling driver walkouts and crippling shut downs: Will the Tube and train strikes ever end?

'Silent war on bus users': Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008
Transport

'Silent war on bus users': Bus routes outside London cut by up to 80% since 2008

Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst
nhs
Public services

Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst

'We need the freedom to travel': Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
Disability rights

'We need the freedom to travel': Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023
campaign
Campaigning

28 inspiring campaigns and campaigners to make you believe change can be won in 2023

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
East London mayor says cars are a 'necessity' while unveiling his borough's new climate strategy
Mayor Luftur Rahman speaking at a lectern in Tower Hamlets town hall
Sustainable transport

East London mayor says cars are a 'necessity' while unveiling his borough's new climate strategy

Meet the woman who's making your Tube journey safer from air pollution
Tanya Beri
Air Pollution

Meet the woman who's making your Tube journey safer from air pollution

How broken is the UK's public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out
Levelling up

How broken is the UK's public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out

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