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ULEZ. Who should we believe?
The idea that Sadiq Khan would distort the findings of Imperial College about the effects of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, or that Imperial’s research could be “bought” smacks to me of conspiracy theory. What I do know is that … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, coercive control, Equality Streets, Martin Cassini, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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ULEZ debacle
ULEZ = paying for the right to pollute. Where is the sense in that? Of course we want clean air but there is a way to achieve greater cuts in emissions without coercion and without pain.
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Tagged clean air, cutting emissions, Equality Streets, Martin Cassini, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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Is Starmer an ideas vacuum?
You could be forgiven for thinking so. On BBC News last night, Starmer agreed that ULEZ had lost Labour the Uxbridge by-election. Quizzed by Chris Mason about next steps, Starmer said he would have to reflect, and Khan would have … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, Sadiq Khan, Sir Keir Starmer, ULEZ, Uxbridge by-election
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No you Khan’t! Yes I can!
Does Sadiq Khan think he’s the only politician who wants clean air? Who doesn’t want it, O pious Mayor? There is of course a way of achieving the aim without the pain. It would bring a host of accompanying benefits too. Followers … Continue reading
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Tagged Equality Streets, London mayor, Martin Cassini, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Uxbridge by-election
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London’s lethal air quality
The advice from Greenpeace and Sadiq Khan is to avoid wood-burning stoves and non-essential driving. They miss what is arguably the chief cause: coercive traffic control. By making us stop, idle and restart, endlessly, needlessly, the system maximises emissions, brake … Continue reading
Simple messages
Sadiq Khan thinks 20mph will banish accidents and serious injuries on London’s roads. Obviously no bad thing if it does. But would you want to be hit by a bus doing 20? Nor would I. These people see things in … Continue reading
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Tagged 20mph, driving by context, driving by numbers, Equality Streets, Martin Cassini, Sadiq Khan
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More policy inanity
The congestion charge exemption for sub-75 g/km vehicles ends in Oct 2021, and from 2025, zero emissions cars will lose their exemption too. Sadiq Khan’s rationale? Traffic pollution damages health and development. We know that. But zero emissions cars emit … Continue reading
Cuts, air quality, and how Sadiq Khan has it wrong
While the public spending axe falls left, right and centre – this week it was MoD cuts – a thick seam of beneficial cuts lies neglected. I’m talking about traffic control: a field of vast public expenditure which is vexatious, … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, Equality Streets, Martin Cassini, Prashant Kumar, Sadiq Khan, WMD
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