Spoof stickers against rising fares on Leeds Buses.
Pest Control | 06.05.2009 15:46 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield
Those pests have struck again.
After their spoof of the local paper was so well received the people behind the Yorkshire Evening Pest have responded to yet another rise in the fares on First buses by producing stickers which helpfully inform passengers of both the rise in prices and what the company really thinks of them.
After their spoof of the local paper was so well received the people behind the Yorkshire Evening Pest have responded to yet another rise in the fares on First buses by producing stickers which helpfully inform passengers of both the rise in prices and what the company really thinks of them.
As prices went up on the 26th April, bus stops around Leeds were stickered with the legend:
“From the 26th April there will be some changes to most fares on First services in West Yorkshire.
We appreciate fare rises are never popular, especially at a time when the economic crisis is causing deflation and our costs are actually falling. But, really, what are you going to do about it?
Leeds: Like it, Lump it?”
Lets hope this is just an opening salvo which sparks a more sustained attack against rising fares. At a time of hardship a rise in fares is immoral. At a time of climate crisis, a rise in fares is insane. Well we are mad as hell and we ain’t gonna take it anymore.
Fare strike anyone?
“From the 26th April there will be some changes to most fares on First services in West Yorkshire.
We appreciate fare rises are never popular, especially at a time when the economic crisis is causing deflation and our costs are actually falling. But, really, what are you going to do about it?
Leeds: Like it, Lump it?”
Lets hope this is just an opening salvo which sparks a more sustained attack against rising fares. At a time of hardship a rise in fares is immoral. At a time of climate crisis, a rise in fares is insane. Well we are mad as hell and we ain’t gonna take it anymore.
Fare strike anyone?
Pest Control
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ha ha
06.05.2009 17:09
ARUK
Great use of the word pest
06.05.2009 17:37
@ntispe
Brilliant!
06.05.2009 18:27
A Body
Genius!
06.05.2009 20:16
Che
Pointless
07.05.2009 08:49
Bus driver
Previous poster, you can't be a bus driver.
07.05.2009 09:13
Bus passenger
Oh dear
07.05.2009 09:35
someone
Radical bus Routes
07.05.2009 10:22
Bus Driver 2
Praise and Further Info.
08.05.2009 15:00
I have recently written a short piece about First Leeds cutting back on staff and services in the city. You can can read it here.
I would particularly advised that the 'Bus Driver' above takes a look - he may be striking sooner than he thinks!
Tiberius Leodis
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good work
12.05.2009 01:47
Sandra