How Activists Brought Privatized City Buses Back Under Public Control in Manchester (UK)

 

October 19, 2023 How Activists Brought Privatized City Buses Back Under Public Control in Manchester (UK)   In the 1980s, the UK government deregulated and privatized bus systems all over the country under a belief that greater competition would introduce greater efficiency. However the opposite happened - prices rose and service quality declined. After a vigorous campaign by Better Buses for Greater Manchester, the local county brought back government regulation in September 2023. This was our 62nd spotlight of successful resistance against corporate power! Please don’t hesitate to let us know of any such movements happening in your community!  Thanks for helping hold corporations accountable! The CorpWatch Team Pratap in London, Paula in Brasilia, Elena in Calgary and Tyler in Santa Barbara. Donate to CorpWatch New Stories From the CorpWatch newsdesk, here are two of our recent stories: Villagers Escalate Fight to Stop Jindal’s Iron Ore Mine in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Healthcare Giant Cigna Sued for Using Algorithm to Deny Claims Browse all articles Gulliver Spotlight Gulliver is an activist platform that allows users to instantly find details of corporate crimes anywhere in the world - and how communities are organizing to hold these companies accountable. Gulliver Profile on Raytheon Raytheon's weapons have been used in Afghanistan, Brazil, Iraq, Pakistan, Palestine and Yemen. Multiple Saudi-led attacks on Yemeni civilians have been tied to Raytheon’s weapons. In September 2016, for instance, an airstrike killed 15 members of the same family, including 12 children. The shrapnel was later identified as belonging to Raytheon. The company’s “bunker buster” bombs were also used by the Israeli military to target the homes of Palestinian civilians in Gaza in 2014. Find more critical information on the company here. Go to Gulliver