I would be interested to hear just how many people consider ?2 a week an unbareable increase.
My point is 20 PERCENT sounds drastic...... 20 pence, does not quite pack the same punch.

I realise that for people using multiple buses that the 20p multiplies etc, but in the grand scheme of things, ?1.00-?1.20 is still a tiny fee to pay to travel the distances that most commute.

Once again, I would encourage people to think back to before the flat rate fare. I didnt hear too many people complaining that it was a bad call to lower fares when we were in a financial boom and all earning so well. In general most medium/long distance routes are damn good value, even with the extra 20p on top.

Alcohol and cigarettes go up more than that annually, but after the moaning people still find the extra to keep poisoning and killing themselves, so im sure they will find the 20p per journey to earn the money to keep the booze and fags coming in.