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I agree education being part of a larger problem but if households can't put food on the table, can't get a job, can't get help and are abused by those in government what hope is there in trying to get kids to understand education can change things for them.
HA.Have you seen how the statistics on violent crime across the developed world have fallen since the 1980s? There's been a massive drop everywhere.Many people put it down to the banning of lead in petrol. There are studies that show an almost perfect correlation between the levels of lead in the atmosphere when people are kids, and the level of violent crime in society when those kids grow up.I don't think there is any question that we are a much more violent society in the 1970s and 1980s. So there's a danger in using your experience from 30-40 years ago and applying it to today.
Education is the key. Imo.
As HA says, there are a lot of contributory factors. But every little bit of fighting back against even one of those factors helps in the long run.
Privatisation of bus services has been an absolute disaster, in terms of buses being run as a public service.I moved to Sheffield 24 years ago. I live about 2 miles out of the city centre, in a very densely populated area. When i moved here there were 14 buses an hour in the rush hour from the end of our road to the city centre. They were always packed. Single fare was 65p.Today there are 4 buses an hour. They often go past stops in the morning because they are full. If I have a vital train to catch, I'll generally leave the house an hour before the train is due, to allow for missed or full buses. For a journey of 2 miles in what is probably one of the top 50 cities by size in Western Europe. The single fare is £2.So that's an average annual increase in fares of 4.8%, over a period when inflation has typically been around 2% and a reduction in service of 70%. Shocking way to run a vital service.And the consequence is that with the additional cars on the road, roads that used to be reasonably clear of traffic are now regularly backed up way over a mile from the city centre in rush hour.
We used to have a bus service through the village that ran 4 times a day twice between 7 and 9 in the morning and twice between 4 and 6 in the evening, obviously designed for Nottingham city workers. It was packed on each run. For some mysterious reason, which we never got to know about, it was axed, the nearest bus stop now is and was then at the top of the village meaning a 20mins walk each way for those at the lower end of the village . What did the commuters do? Walk, not a chance out came the cars and they all drive to the park and ride now and get the tram, that's if they can find a parking space at the PandR. The bus service at the top of the village runs every 20mins all day and is empty most of the time but is obviously subsidised.Now tell me the sense and logic in that?
Quote from: ravenrover on April 21, 2021, 02:53:51 pmWe used to have a bus service through the village that ran 4 times a day twice between 7 and 9 in the morning and twice between 4 and 6 in the evening, obviously designed for Nottingham city workers. It was packed on each run. For some mysterious reason, which we never got to know about, it was axed, the nearest bus stop now is and was then at the top of the village meaning a 20mins walk each way for those at the lower end of the village . What did the commuters do? Walk, not a chance out came the cars and they all drive to the park and ride now and get the tram, that's if they can find a parking space at the PandR. The bus service at the top of the village runs every 20mins all day and is empty most of the time but is obviously subsidised.Now tell me the sense and logic in that?I can't understand it either - why didn't they just drive to the top of the village and get the bus from there.... no logic or sense there.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on April 21, 2021, 03:27:34 pmPrivatisation of bus services has been an absolute disaster, in terms of buses being run as a public service.I moved to Sheffield 24 years ago. I live about 2 miles out of the city centre, in a very densely populated area. When i moved here there were 14 buses an hour in the rush hour from the end of our road to the city centre. They were always packed. Single fare was 65p.Today there are 4 buses an hour. They often go past stops in the morning because they are full. If I have a vital train to catch, I'll generally leave the house an hour before the train is due, to allow for missed or full buses. For a journey of 2 miles in what is probably one of the top 50 cities by size in Western Europe. The single fare is £2.So that's an average annual increase in fares of 4.8%, over a period when inflation has typically been around 2% and a reduction in service of 70%. Shocking way to run a vital service.And the consequence is that with the additional cars on the road, roads that used to be reasonably clear of traffic are now regularly backed up way over a mile from the city centre in rush hour.2 miles..... not sure why you wouldn't walk - especially if you have a spare hour...?
Quote from: Metalmicky on April 21, 2021, 04:09:43 pmQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on April 21, 2021, 03:27:34 pmPrivatisation of bus services has been an absolute disaster, in terms of buses being run as a public service.I moved to Sheffield 24 years ago. I live about 2 miles out of the city centre, in a very densely populated area. When i moved here there were 14 buses an hour in the rush hour from the end of our road to the city centre. They were always packed. Single fare was 65p.Today there are 4 buses an hour. They often go past stops in the morning because they are full. If I have a vital train to catch, I'll generally leave the house an hour before the train is due, to allow for missed or full buses. For a journey of 2 miles in what is probably one of the top 50 cities by size in Western Europe. The single fare is £2.So that's an average annual increase in fares of 4.8%, over a period when inflation has typically been around 2% and a reduction in service of 70%. Shocking way to run a vital service.And the consequence is that with the additional cars on the road, roads that used to be reasonably clear of traffic are now regularly backed up way over a mile from the city centre in rush hour.2 miles..... not sure why you wouldn't walk - especially if you have a spare hour...? I usually do walk into town to the office. A bit less easy to tramp 2 miles if I'm going away for work with a suitcase, a brief case and a laptop. Not really the point though is it?