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“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

- William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

About Matthew Bramall

Matt is a campaigner at We Own It.

Articles by Matthew Bramall

This week's editor

Rosemary Bechler is openDemocracy’s Editor.

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Why ban local authorities from running bus services?

Matthew Bramall 15 July 2016

Britain's House of Lords is debating a bill which will ban local authorites from running bus services, despite council-run buses being very successful.

'Overground will be run by TfL' – oh really?

Matthew Bramall 27 January 2016

The big announcement that south London rail services will be brought under Transport for London fails to mention one thing – the service will actually be operated by foreign firms, for profit.