They were going to do it anyway
SO, West Sussex County Council is to start charging for transport to faith schools, despite "extensive consultations", i.e., County Hall spin doctors' jargon for "doing what we planned to do anyway".
Is there no limit to the county council's penny-pinching?
No doubt, next they will carry out their threat to make primary school children pay for cycling proficiency training.
The county cabinet claims to support sustainable transport, but then does the opposite, blaming "inadequate funding" from central government.
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County council cabinet members Mark Dunn and Tex Pemberton should have their heads knocked together; perhaps then they would come to their senses?
Nick Harvey
Acorns
Walberton