Yes, make the children 5+ [/align]pay - half fares, though.

Also reintroduce differential fares for going further e.g. into Zone 1. However, now there are no conductors, this is harder to monitor, so flat fare is the lowest common denominator - idiot proof...

Frankly, a 20% increase is wholly inappropriate, given the current state of the economy and that buses are generally used by the most disadvantaged. I see Boris is blaming previous mis-management (i.e. Ken) for the black hole in the finances. Be prepared for loads more of this kind of behaviour following the forthcoming election.... For goodness sake, Brown is still blaming Thatcher for the current economic woes. Get over it - you've had over 10 years to fix it, if you thought it was a problem - but no, you were happy to ride the gravy train too while it lasted.

(Time for a cold shower again...)