A quick hat-tip to Left Foot Forward for this piece on the massive fare rises for London public transport announced by Boris Johnson last week. The bus fare rises in particular mean that it will be the poorest who will feel the most severe impact of the change. LFF will be investigating further this week, as I’m sure will Dave Hill on his London blog.
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