Raw meat is grist to the re-requlation mill

摘要

There should be no surprise that the PTEs and integrated transport authorities have seized on the Competition Commission's allegations of territorial agreements between competing large operators as part of their campaign for London-style quality contracts. Given the juicy quotes contained within the commission's supplementary report — 'drivers fed on raw red meat' is the one that has stuck most forcibly in many commentators' minds — neither the individual authorities nor the PTEG lobbying group could ignore such potentially explosive material.