{"id":93294,"date":"2018-07-06T22:29:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T15:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/request-for-politicians-to-stop-knocking-buses-letters\/"},"modified":"2018-07-07T00:02:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T17:02:56","slug":"request-for-politicians-to-stop-knocking-buses-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/request-for-politicians-to-stop-knocking-buses-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for politicians to stop knocking buses | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe young, old, poor and disabled depend on public transport, writes Wendy MulvilleHow many politicians or journalists mocking Jeremy Corbyn have ever travelled on a bus (For millions, buses really do matter, Owen Jones, 6 July). I suggest they exit London and try taking the bus to their favourite village, wildlife centre, stately home, or any interesting place they easily reach by car. They will find most are inaccessible by public transport and therefore unavailable to the young, the elderly, the poor, disabled or anyone no longer able to drive a car. If they look up how to access these places, most make no mention of public transport or if the bus number is listed it\u2019s usually a long walk from the bus stop on a busy dangerous road. Apart from these considerations, any competent government\u2019s priority would encourage people out of their cars into a cheap reliable less polluting form of transport. Shame on these out of touch politicians and press. Why don\u2019t you take up the challenge and tell us how you got on?Wendy MulvilleMaldon, Essex \u2022 Join the debate \u2013 email guardian.letters@theguardian.com Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2018\/jul\/06\/request-for-politicians-to-stop-knocking-buses\" target=\"_blank\">Request for politicians to stop knocking buses | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The young, old, poor and disabled depend on public transport, writes Wendy MulvilleHow many politicians&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-ogK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":153014,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/jeddah-launches-expanded-public-transport-bus-network\/","url_meta":{"origin":93294,"position":0},"title":"Jeddah launches expanded public transport bus network","date":"May 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A new Jeddah Buses mobile application has been launched on Apple Store and Google Play\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Jeddah launches expanded public transport bus network","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jeddah-public-bus-network-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":126552,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-looks-to-boost-public-transport-over-private-commutes-with-dedicated-lanes-for-buses-and-taxis\/","url_meta":{"origin":93294,"position":1},"title":"Dubai looks to boost public transport over private commutes with dedicated lanes for buses and taxis","date":"May 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The dedicated bus and taxi lanes will be constructed across 37km between 2023 and 2027 and will cover eight main streets in Dubai\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Dubai looks to boost public transport over private commutes with dedicated lanes for buses and taxis","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dedicated-bus-lane-RTA-1-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":36038,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/free-and-concessionary-travel-for-older-people-what-you-are-entitled-to\/","url_meta":{"origin":93294,"position":2},"title":"Free and concessionary travel for older people \u2026 what you are entitled to","date":"March 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Oyster photocard can save up to \u00a32,288 a year travelling in London, while in Scotland over-60s get free travel on most bus servicesOlder London residents can travel free on most of the capital's public transport network thanks to the 60-plus Oyster photocard introduced in November 2012, a far more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":92875,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/60-oyster-card-extends-free-public-transport-to-thousands-of-londoners\/","url_meta":{"origin":93294,"position":3},"title":"60+ Oyster card extends free public transport to thousands of Londoners","date":"October 6, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A pledge by mayor Boris Johnson means more over-60s will be able to save about \u00a32,000 a year on train, bus and boat faresAbout 100,000 Londoners are expected to apply this month for the 60+ London Oyster photocard which will give them free travel on all Transport for London\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63294,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bukit-panjang-integrated-transport-hub-opens-4-sept\/","url_meta":{"origin":93294,"position":4},"title":"Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub opens 4 Sept","date":"August 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Artist\u2019s impression of Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub. 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