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Buses are by far West Yorkshire’s most-used form of public transport, with over 180m journeys made on them every year. They play a vital role in connecting people to jobs, training and opportunities and underpinning the local economy, growth and job creation. Just...

A recent study by Labour has warned that more than 30 million miles of bus journeys have been lost to cuts, leaving many people and communities isolated. And it is Britain's rural areas that are hit worst. The Labour frontbench’s excellent new shadow secretary of...

Manchester's Labour council has a vision that by 2020 Greater Manchester will have pioneered a new model for sustainable economic growth, based around a more connected, talented and greener city region. A key element of our strategy is to improve connectivity locally,...

Those with long memories may remember a big-talking flagship policy the Tories put forward way back in 2010 as an alternative to properly funded government services. The idea was that instead of local communities being provided with local services, the government...