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put it this way we will see in the court of law

 

What a load of crock.

Human rights - that old chestnut!

Funny how other eye witnesses dispute your account!

Why should my tax subside your free travel

Fare dodgers plain and simple.

Hope they throw the book at you

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why all the bitterness are the police scared of getting fined we will see next week stay tuned folks

 

Bitterness? Cos we disagree with your campaign , the fare dodging , the alleged criminal activities and our taxes being squandered ....

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Bitterness? Cos we disagree with your campaign , the fare dodging , the alleged criminal activities and our taxes being squandered ....

taxes being squandered you say this is where your tax getting squandered not by the O.A.P

 

SYPTE say they can no longer afford concessionary travel for disabled people and older people on South Yorkshire trains. These concessions are a lifeline for people in South Yorkshire, one of the most deprived areas of the country with the lowest average income. People rely on the concessions to get to work, reach medical appointments and to travel to places of education. The claim that concessions are unaffordable on trains in South Yorkshire sits ill with the fact that the chief operator of trains in South Yorkshire, Northern Rail, made £40.1m profit on the back of inflation busting fare rises, according to latest available figures (4) Northern Rail are also part owned by Serco and Dutch national rail operator Abellio; Serco received billions in public subsidy each year (5) for government contracts and have also been accused of defrauding the taxpayer over their prison contracts. A company that already makes huge profits on the back of profiteering from the tax payer and shifting profits out of the country to The Netherlands, which refuses to disclose how much public money goes into the pockets of shareholders and directors has a hard time convincing people it cannot afford to allow people for whom its trains are a vital lifeline to travel on them for free.”

 

People from across South Yorkshire have been taking direct action to overturn the decision by South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive to remove the right to free travel for all concession holders on South Yorkshire trains; the legality of this decision is currently being challenged in the courts.

 

DPAC sends solidarity to the protesters and to George Arthur and Tony Nuttall. There will be a locally based fund raiser for any fines. Please see video where five police in explicitly hold down one protester despite his lack of resistance.

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I would give them the free rides back. Just axe all the tendered bus services as a trade-off, lets see how they like that.

Well, it has already been said that that is the alternative so they probably will.

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