On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:54:29 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T
wrote:

You can say the UK's internal borders are arbitrarily-delimited if you
wish, but there's a whole lot of history to it all. And if there are
lines then they have to get drawn somewhere.

My view is that no line needed drawing in the context of public
transport concessionary fares, i.e. that it would have made more sense
remaining a whole-UK matter.

Wow - you're proposing that *local* transport issues should not be
devolved to *regional* bodies?

Indeed, where it applies to rail, as it creates a broken and insular
network. I'd give the bodies the right to fund service increases, but
not to fully control what is there.

There could be certain incentives built in (by UK Parliament/
government) for co-operation on cross-regional services.

You'll still end up with the German/Swiss/French mess.

Neil
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