And why do people over 60 get free travel?
Many of them are still in full time employment and can afford to pay the same as the rest of us. I can see why people with physical disabilities should be allowed to travel for free, and should be offered seats, but we should stop seeing 60 year olds are any less able than 30 year olds. This is age discrimination.

We should not be charging London children for travelling to school on buses, we should be charging them for travelling to school in private cars.

Buses are still the cheapest way to commute to central London, substantially less than rail fares. But the main reform that needs to take place is not to reduce fares but to allow you to change buses, so that a journey from Catford on the 171/122 costs the same as a journey on the 185. When I used to have a travelcard I once took 4 buses from Waterloo to Forest Hill, changing at E&C, Camberwell, and East Dulwich. The journey was much faster than waiting for 20 minutes in the cold for a 176. Now I PAYG I could not do this journey so I must not miss the last train home.

(3 rants in one post!)