Andy Burnham has come for the headphone-dodgers. But is there any evidence fines work?
UK leaders past and present love to nudge us towards good or bad behaviour.
The Guardian reports: UK leaders past and present love to nudge us towards good or bad behaviour.
Social scientists, though, say £100 on-the-spot fines may not prove an effective deterrent It’s a very modern phenomenon, the nuisance of people on public transport using their phones for flagrantly loud things – conference calls, TV shows, music – without headphones.
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