Should the government increase spending on public transportation?
In the 2021/22 financial year, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 25.2 billion British pounds on Railways, compared with 6.6 billion on local roads, 5.5 billion on local public transport, 5.4 billion on national roads, and 2.4 billion on other forms of transport.
@9D329778mos8MO
Public Transport should be nationalised. It is not a luxury item.
@97BCBT91yr1Y
Yes, to reduce congestion
@96HR8JT1yr1Y
Build more railways and roads to help connect areas.
@96HFKTR1yr1Y
Yes, improvements need to made for services
Yes, and nationalise all our public transport infrastructure
@9648T3N1yr1Y
Yes, and free and environmentally friendly transportation.
Public transportation should be reviewed generally as its inefficient
@96245FW1yr1Y
reword the question xoxo
@95YRCC71yr1Y
Yes, but only if reforms are bought in, reducing average costs.
@95XC9MF2yrs2Y
Yes, and provide more free or subsidised transportation with reduced bus and rail fares
@95WVTMN2yrs2Y
We should find a middle ground in Part Privatisation and Public ownership allowing for cheaper travel
@95VPZ7Y2yrs2Y
Yes especially in rural areas where there are few alternatives. Environmental impact should always be considered
@95TLNZ32yrs2Y
The Government has subsided transport in London far too much ...but has failed for decades to subsidize transport in the rest of Britain ...time for a change
@95MQSX22yrs2Y
Yes but the service need to be improved; longer service running times, more frequent times during the academic year and reduced or capped fares
@95HSWGG2yrs2Y
Needs modernising, not more of it. I will never use public transport.
@95966G82yrs2Y
Yes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions which are free.
@95952RG2yrs2Y
Yes, but the cost of tickets should be linked to the equivalent cost of car sharing, thus encouraging people back on to public transport.
@957TZCL2yrs2Y
Bring public transport back into public ownership
@957NH642yrs2Y
We should only slightly increase funding for public transport to allow a better work quality and more efficient service.
@956GZRR2yrs2Y
increase funding, providing cheaper or free transport with eco friendly options available
@956BTN92yrs2Y
yes, more free public transportation should be available while working on more eco friendly solutions
@94JPB6W2yrs2Y
no and decrease it only on wastefull spending and if we have control of the cost of living under control and have more extra spending use it to make it better but raise rail workers rights
@94HTN632yrs2Y
No, but make the distribution more equal across the UK
@947VFZQ2yrs2Y
Yes we need better quality public transport that can be affordable for all types of people.
@93VGXT32yrs2Y
Yes, all routes within a certain region should be free and cross-regional travel should be subsidized to prevent pollution and traffic problems from cars
@92GFY7L2yrs2Y
I think it’s funding is perfect and should never be lowered or hired
@92G3HKX2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if the extra spending goes towards biodegradable materials and safer fuels to use for transport.
@92FXCS82yrs2Y
No, they need to improve infrastructure first so that public transport can be more efficient and effective first so people prefer to use it than own cars
@92F3YYRLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes but there needs to be better oversight
Put it all in public ownership.
@92CF3FS2yrs2Y
@92CBY5B2yrs2Y
Yes, as well as encourage private sector research and development
@929C6TZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but allow more local controll
@925QVF82yrs2Y
No public transport is cheaper than private
@92339VT2yrs2Y
Yes but when we need to
@922WHP82yrs2Y
Yes but with a strong focus on areas beyond London
@8ZZ53S92yrs2Y
Only to provide more rotes for grater use of public transport
@8ZX7Q3C2yrs2Y
Yes improvements need to be made to services
@8ZJLRF4Libertarian2yrs2Y
Gov might want to make it affordable to even get on Public transport first. There cost rises are making it unaffordable.
@8ZGN59JLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes, and there should be more focus on increasing reliable public transport in smaller towns that are often forgotten about
Yes, and nationalise the bus network.
@8YVLB362yrs2Y
We should redice spending but Bring back Nationalised Buses (with private competition and return British Bus Company and National Express). Also, Bring back Nationalised British Rail
@8Y72N7Y2yrs2Y
No. Spend the money better. No more privatisation
@8Y3RXZH2yrs2Y
@8Y3R5D62yrs2Y
Yes but people should pay to get on trains.
@8XT95FL2yrs2Y
Yes, this countries public transportation system needs a total overhaul. The only way to provide a suitable, manageable and effective public transportation system is through new investment which will also go towards making it "greener".
@8XMJKZ92yrs2Y
it needs to be reliable
@8XKSMTY2yrs2Y
Fund electric car ownership grants alternatively
@8XDTDMQ2yrs2Y
I don't think it needs more or less funding, but there should be reductions and exceptions for some people or just more reductions in general in regard to the price it costs for the individual to use public transport. Better allocation of funding to improve the quality of public transportation combined with more nationalisation. But it's alright enough at the moment anyways, just with room for improvement.
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