I sometimes wonder about the competency of our ruling classes. I don’t mean His Maj, but rather the governmental departments tasked with keeping society going.
This applies especially to the administration of private transport. I get that competition supposedly promotes a better service at a keen price – but local and national governments seem very ready to define vague specifications, then hand systems over to outside firms with no real competition. They then find themselves spending a huge amount of money supporting said firms when they
