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MSP demands improved bus services for all
Paisley Daily Express
|July 24, 2025
An MSP insists Renfrewshire deserves a better bus service.
Scottish Green politician Ross Greer has raised examples of “poor quality, fragmented and unreliable bus services” from across the west of Scotland in parliament.
And he believes this shows the need for buses to be brought back under public ownership.
Speaking during a debate by Glasgow's Green MSP Patrick Harvie on bringing the city's bus services back into public hands, Mr Greer highlighted how free bus travel for young people has protected many services from cuts and, in some cases, resulted in them being expanded and improved.
However, he contrasted this with examples of “fragmented and poor quality services”.
Scotland is the only country in the UK to offer free nationwide bus travel to everyone under the age of 22 - a policy secured by the Scottish Greens.
This story is from the July 24, 2025 edition of Paisley Daily Express.
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