Sunday, December 21, 2025

An interesting take on this years bus strikes and a Kafka esque nightmare for one Metrolink passenger


The Mancunian
, the University of Manchester student newspaper, has published an extensive and thoughtful piece about this years bus driver strikes. It handily situates the issues raised by drivers in a pre-Bee Network and post-Bee Network context, while also providing a student focused insight as to how the bus strikes impacted them. It is well worth a read

In other news, a disabled Metrolink passenger has been experiencing a Kafka esque nightmare with his ticket and travel arrangements, as documented in excruciating detail in both the MEN and Manchester World.