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Congestion Charge Under Threat?

December 17th, 2008 4 Comments

I identified Victoria Borwick’s question to Boris about extended CC free times yesterday, and apparently it elicited a response that indicates that Boris is considering scrapping the entire congestion charge, which would obviously be head and shoulders above any other stupidity he’s ever mooted, as well as going against everything he said in the campaign [...]

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Tax Cuts: Alistair Darling v. Boris Johnson

December 17th, 2008 6 Comments

Since the world+dog appears to be cutting my taxes at the moment, I thought I’d take the opportunity to put some numbers around it to see who’s making me richer and how much.
First up is Boris Johnson.  I’m assuming for the sake of argument that he’ll freeze the Mayoral precept at current levels, that he [...]

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Boris: Freedom Pass doesn’t work on trains

December 17th, 2008 1 Comment

I’m not sure watching Mayor’s Question Time is doing a lot for my health – it’s certainly giving me a headache – but since I’m stuck at home ill it seems remiss not to tune in to the webcast.
So far I’ve been pleased to see two members of the Axis of Progress – the Greens’ [...]

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I Really Wanted To Find A Stranglers Pun For This Post. Sadly, My Vocabulary – Or The English Language, Whichever – Has Failed Me…

December 17th, 2008 No Comments

After Jennette Arnold AM asked him to “urgently clari[fy]” his views regarding immigration and diversity, Anthony Browne has renounced his previous work…
“I do very much regret any offence caused by any past newspaper articles. It really never was my intention to cause offence, but to provoke debate. The articles, which I deeply regret writing, also [...]

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