We need public transport

Public transport
This has been the year of immigration, with so many people leaving the country or making plans to do so. My facebook fetish is now all about checking on the diaspora of mates in the big world. Apart from fear of crime, poverty, regime shifts, etc many have left for jobs which for various reasons, are in industries that don't really exist here. One career not in high demand here is train driver, well obvoiusly, I mean when did you last catch a train? Though imagine how great our roads would be if the bulk of goods were transported by rail rather than highway.
Friends who consider the lifestyle in the UK to be one of loneliness and quiet desperation, as in 'you are apparently never more than six feet away from a rat', and the water is allegedly so bad, since it's been recycled so many times that you are forced to drink warm beer instead, and nobody is friendly so you live a lonely life, have only one good thing to say about it.
Public transport. While the trains may cause complaining among the commuters when a few minutes late, at least they do come.
We are sadly denied any such options here, which is really quite strange, as we have a large population mainly needing transport to city or suburb, and we lack the infrastructure for everyone to put a car on the road, plus vehicles are expensive in relation to earnings. I grew up in Sweetwaters, and had early experience of the big blue buses, most crucially when I was bitten by a dog, bleeding everywhere and convinced it was my last day. Well thank heavens for the big blue bus. The other great thing about safe public transport is the freedom to paaartee. Yes we are looking at the other side of the dronk driving debate. Before angry letters roll in, I will not attempt to justify driving under the influence, particularly since I have lost a family member to a drunk driver. But if a single glass of wine puts you over the limit but there is no option bar expensive taxi's well you see the dilema. It should be the state's responsibilty to protect its citizens, even from themselves, and thus we should demand public transport as a human right. I can hear the squeals of laughter in the halls of power now. Obviously there are plenty of other priorities, such as health and education, but if we were looking for a single item that would boost the economy, provide jobs on an ongoing basis reduce road carnage and make all our lives easier, you couldn't pick a better industry to plough public money into. Do that and you have my vote.