Labour's bus cuts protest
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Barnes and Richmond Labour Party has taken up the fight against the plans of the Tory-dominated GLC to stop suburban buses from going further than central London.
This will involve half a million people each day having to change buses or transfer to the Tube, doubling fare costs, and the plan will cost £10 million to implement.
Inconvenience
Typically the Tories ignore the inconvenience this will cause to commuters, and the attendant problems implemented by the GLC when it was Labour controlled, it should be supported.
But it is essential that the fight is broadened to include the whole labour movement, especially TGWU busmen and union branches whose members will be affected by these cuts.
For this campaign to be fully successful, it will be necessary to demand an end to all business secrets. The opening of London Transport's books will reveal the need for long term planning of transport in the interests of the public and the transport workers, a need only to be realised by workers' control.