58 PER CENT of SCOTS believe bus services should be run by public operators, a new poll has found, increasing pressure on new Transport Secretary Michael Matheson to take action.  The Panelbase poll, commissioned by the Scottish Greens, found only 15 per cent believe buses should be run by private firms, with the remainder saying they don't know. 

The poll also reveals a huge backing for public ownership among SNP voters, with 73 per cent in favour and just 9 per cent against.  64 per cent of Labour voters backed public ownership, while nearly half - 46 per cent – of Tory voters wanted publicly run bus services, with just one-quarter of Conservative voters (26 per cent) backing private-run bus services.
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