Dublin Bus is taking us for a ride

In 2008 Barack Obama inspired the world with his campaign slogan “Change we can believe in”. Sadly in Ireland we frequently aim a little bit lower than that: a tradition that will continue on September 9 when Dublin Bus introduces its exciting new “Change we can’t believe in” policy.

At the moment, Dublin Bus operates a coin-only exact-fare rule under which its drivers do not give out physical change on the bus. However, ...