Bewick:
Well at least the Post has stimulated some debate and my ‘two Penarth’ was aimed at why can’t the Flybe operation be run as a social necessity and subsidised because by the sound of it Flybe could never be operated as a stand alone profitable Airline because of the sparsely populated areas it served. So surely if Boris’s claim that he will “level” up the whole of the UK Flybe should have been an integral part of the “plan” ! just look what has happened to Northern Rail---- they have been nationalised in an attempt to sort out the problem. If ultimately it is just going to be a case of “if any service cannot run profitably” tough !! If this being the case I can see the UK becoming more urban centred and the regions will continue to suffer and consequently wither ! Interesting times ahead for Boris I believe ! Cheers Bewick.
‘Level up the UK’.Yeah right like turning yet more of Surrey into yet more of London.While the North remains a barren waste land.The Northern Nimby’s would want it even if Bozo was the real deal.
I’ve been looking at moving away and found a place in a nice part of Herefordshire away from the flood planes.Luckily on a bus route that actually runs regularly.But 1 1/2 miles from a stop in either direction. 
So no car for whatever reason means being stuck unless a long walk on a main route with no pavement.