Local councils were banned from setting up their own municipal bus companies.
A new law just lifted the ban 👏
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mps-agree-overturn-ban-councils-183323072.html
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/new-era-of-better-buses-landmark-bus-bill-becomes-law/200478/


That would be some context about your thinking that it would have made sense to include in your first comment, given the thread context!