Leigh UNITE 0523 Branch, is the latest local trades union branch to have joined us since our last update, in calling for Free Public Transport for everyone throughout Britain. This is in addition to the Manchester Green Party, and the Respect Party nationally who have also recently voted to affiliate to our campaign. For a full list of affiliated organisations please go to our Join Us/Affiliate page.

We warmly welcome the support of all these organisations, which is indicative of the growing grassroots, progressive cross-party support for what we are fighting for both across Greater Manchester and the country as a whole, and will be looking to add hundreds of other trades union branches and community organisations to this growing list of supporters in the month's ahead.

In stark contrast to Greater Manchester transport chiefs who sought to tackle the problem via a peak time congestion charge on hard pressed commuters, City bosses in Zagreb have introduced free public transport to help cut car numbers in the Croatian capital.

Public transport in the wider Zagreb downtown area became free of charge as of Tuesday 5th May 2009, a policy which also encourages residents to park their cars in public garages outside the centre.

Interestingly enough Zagreb Municipal Transit System (ZET) Head Ivan Tolic said: "The city's finances would not be hurt by the new measure." a fact which should surely warrant investigation by the new Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority, and which can only strengthen our own case, that this is the road we should go down here in Manchester and across Britain as a whole.

Well done Zagreb! Fortunately, we've still got the better football teams!