From Mayorwatch:
Boris Johnson used a visit to Bermondsey this morning to confirm that London's Freedom Pass holders will be able to benefit from free travel on the capital's transport network 24 hours a day from 2nd January.
Quoth The Blond:
"I am delighted that elderly Freedom Pass holders will be able to use this important scheme to get to early morning hospital or other appointments that most Londoners would take for granted. That is why during the election campaign I promised elderly pass holders would no longer have to wait until well after breakfast to catch the bus."
Got to talk up the good news, what with fares going up on the same day as the new deal with the Freedom Pass comes in. For fierce exchanges of statement between Caroline Pidgeon and the mayor' office about the limits of the Pass, read on.
