Rip it up and start again: Let's have a proper debate on London transport fares
Gather round, everybody. We’ve found Boris Johnson’s weakest spot. But we should be having a proper talk about fares, instead of moaning about 5p on a bus ticket. How about tearing up the zones map instead?
"The war on the motorist is over", say London councils. "We won."
“The War on the Motorist” is over claimed the government last month as drivers across London considered re-mortgaging their houses in order to fill their petrol tanks up.
“From now on, councils and communities will be free to set parking policies that are right for their areas” added the minister, as cash-strapped councils published plans to hike their parking charges even higher.
"Give me your traders, your brokers, your greedy bankers yearning to breathe free"
Boris’s French overture sounds like it is directed to a group of noble exiles unfairly penalised at home. A band of travelling mercenaries unwilling to pay their fair share is closer to the truth, says Mike Bonnet.
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