On Mon, 26 May 2008 08:39:19 +0100, Tom Barry
wrote:

doubling bus and tram fares for the poor is apparently perfectly OK

From the BBC article cited in the first post of the thread:

"The mayor of London said half-price bus and tram fares for 250,000
Londoners on income support, which were also funded by the deal, would
still be honoured."