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Labour outline plans to radically transform public transport in Glasgow and west Scotland

SCOTTISH LABOUR councillors announced their intention to radically transform public transport in Glasgow and the west of Scotland by creating a new publicly controlled bus service today.

The party unveiled plans to ensure that public transport is run in the interest of the people ahead of next year’s local elections.

Labour councillors elected in Strathclyde — which covers around a third of Scotland’s population — have pledged to end more than 35 years of deregulation and privatisation of bus services. 

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