Buses fightback works in Sheffield


Jeremy Short

Campaigning by Socialist Party members under the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) banner has helped a rethink on some of the cuts proposed by the Sheffield Bus Partnership. In both areas where TUSC has been running local petitions, the Partnership is reported to be considering a partial restoration of services.

Admittedly these are small concessions compared with the overall 10% proposed cut in services. Martin Mayer, the Trades Council and former Unite buses branch secretary, described them as ‘the biggest single cut in bus services ever to hit Sheffield’.

It is significant that the cuts been revised only in four areas – the two where TUSC has been campaigning and two other local campaigns. Concessions were made on hospital travel for the elderly follow persistent campaigning by the ‘Freedom Riders’ campaign.

See issue 867 of the Socialist and elsewhere on the website for a previous report of the campaign.