You just can't win
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IN STARK contrast to Bristo busmen bringing the city ser vices to a halt in protest agains fares increases, Birminghan busmen are threatening to op pose a plan by West Midland Passenger Transport Executivi to reduce fares on one day week because they see it as local election ploy.
WMPTE wants to charge 101 for any single journey in thi county each Monday for a trio period from the beginning o March — Monday, says WMPTE is a quiet day when many busei run empty and it now hope: more passengers may be at tracted to the buses.
The TGWU suspects politico motives because a cheap fare: policy is at variance with the re cent West Midlands Count) Council policy of reducinc revenue support as far as pos sible.
A similar cheap-fare scheme operating in Cornwall.
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