Make CT Plus Yorkshire an operator of last resort!

We are calling on the mayor and West Yorkshire council leaders to buy CT Plus Yorkshire and make it a public bus operator of last resort.

Why is this important?
Our bus services are in crisis. But the closure of CT Plus Yorkshire buses gives the mayor a golden opportunity to stop the bus cuts in their tracks.

If the mayor and council leaders in West Yorkshire agree to buy CT Plus Yorkshire buses, they could make it a publicly owned bus operator of last resort. As a public bus operator, the mayor could run bus services that big private companies have decided to cut in the interests of profit.

This could change the game in West Yorkshire, and put us back on the road to a publicly run bus network, working for passengers not profit.

West Yorkshire leaders were preparing to buy FirstBus, a much bigger operation, when the company was floating a sale back in 2019. So we know this is a realistic proposal.

Use our email action tool to send a message to the mayor and council leaders that you want them to take action and buy CT Plus Yorkshire.

Things have got to change - help us change them by using our email action tool now.

Mayor Tracy Brabin

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe

Cllr James Lewis

Cllr Shabir Pandor

Cllr Denise Jeffery

Cllr Tim Swift

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My bus services are in crisis. I thought things were bad before the pandemic. But now, hearing the news that CT Plus Yorkshire going under, I know something has got to change.
I am asking you to buy CT Plus Yorkshire buses and make it an operator of last resort.
I rely on the bus to get me to work, into town, and to social and family events. If I lose my bus, I’ll lose a vital lifeline during this cost of living crisis.
A publicly owned and run bus company could plug the gaps and provide a guaranteed minimum service level, no matter what the private bus companies decide to cut next.
The most important thing to me is to make sure that West Yorkshire passengers are not left high and dry. In Pembrokeshire Council, when they could not rely on the private companies to run services, they <a href="https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/19836817.pembrokeshire-county-council-backs-plans-take-bus-company/">bought up a bus company</a> for exactly this purpose. And in Ipswich the Council was able to save 5 services using their publicly owned operator but according to the Council Leader <a href="https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/david-ellesmere-late-bus-services-9208832">“the only reason Ipswich Buses can take this step is because the council does not require it to make a profit and pay a dividend to shareholders like a privately-owned bus company.”</a> 
This is a real opportunity to make a difference to your constituents, and show that when things get tough, you can deliver.
Please consider buying CT Plus Yorkshire buses to make it an operator of last resort. I am counting on you.

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