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Calls have been made for Glasgow's buses to brought back into public ownership.

The Get Glasgow Moving campaign is being launched tonight by campaigners who want to see the city follow the example of Edinburgh where some bus operators are still publicly owned.

The campaign has the support of Unite, Scotland's largest trade union.

Campaigner Ellie Harrison said: “The privatisation of public transport has devastated Glasgow's network.

"Other cities like Edinburgh have managed to keep publicly-owned bus operators, or publicly-owned governing bodies like Transport for London.



“That has helped ensure that services can still be run for the benefit of the people who live there. But Glasgow has failed.



“This meeting is the start of a huge new campaign to right the social injustices caused by privatisation and to fight for the fully-integrated publicly-owned public transport network, which the people of Glasgow deserve.”

Jamie Caldwell, Unite the Union’s Scotland Community Co-ordinator said: “Most people in Glasgow rely on public transport to get around, but the system is a total mess.



“A big part of the problem is that the fact that local people have hardly any control over local bus services run by private companies. Too often they are putting profit ahead of serving the public.



“Unite’s Haud the Bus campaign wants to have Scotland’s bus services placed back under regulation, so that we can work together to get the service we deserve.



“We also believe that now is the time to look at bringing all our buses back into public ownership, as they were in the days of Strathclyde Buses or the Glasgow Corporation. That would make a real difference to people in the city.”

The Get Glasgow Moving campaign is also being supported by the ‘Think Outside The Circle’ campaign group who are pushing for the extension of the Glasgow Subway.

The Get Glasgow Moving campaign is being launched tonight at 7pm at Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street.