Spartacus

For years campaigns have been clearly aimed at cars, lorries and motorbikes. Remember the "think once, think twice think bike" campaign or the more recent "think child advert" aimed solely at drivers to keep at 20mph? So yes, why not have specific campaigns and adverts to remind cyclists of the rules ? Or do you feel cyclists are being unfairly targeted by campaigns to make them and pedestrians safer ?

There are "plans" to build more reservoirs, with physical work yet to be started, with the first hoped to be completed by 2036, and a second by 2040, then time is needed for them to fill so add at least another 12 months on. However, if the 1.5 million homes are built by 2028, each averaging 2 people occupying them.(some will be more, some will be less) then thats 3 million people showering, bathing and using water. Therefore there is a massive demand that will strain our current inferstructure between 2028 and 2037 (nearly ten years) plus all those homes will need electricity, as the ambition is to phase gas usage out, which will take just as much time to reinforce the network to cover, let alone add in the ability to cope with green production electricity that needs to be moved from wind and solar farms to where it is most needed. Therefore, is the current plan to build more homes, regardless of where they are, potentially going to have serious ramifications on already creaking networks ?

The Government has set an ambitios target to build 1.5 million new homes bu the end of this 4 year term. Possibly unachievable due to various issues in the building industry but ambitious none the less. What they seem to have failed to plan for, which was brought home by this year's drought, is adding more inferstructure including Reservoirs, power lines and sewerage treatment centres. Ate they setting us up for more problems in the future?

But have you read the report that was withdrawn? your answer seems to be focused on the Times article, not the actual report itself. It is available in the foi I found a link to earlier.

I could be wrong, but found a freedom of information request to TfL that references the document mentioned in the article, it even appears to have a link to the document https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0324-2526

It was with the last revolution and the coming of INGSOC (Inglish/English Socialism) that the latest High learnt how to keep their position permanently - by cultivating ignorance among the other classes and by constantly surveying them through the Thought Police. Part of this strategy included the maintenance of a state of continual warfare, which Goldstein discussed in the third chapter. The three major powers were not fighting this perpetual war for victory; they were fighting to keep a state of emergency always present as the surest guarantee of authoritarianism. George Orwell

Curious Earl As you are knowledgable about it enough to knock it, have you read it ?

You what??? Think you Should have gone to woodfalls 😁

No One Said It Was However spending money you haven't got and increasing national debt is not a great way to run a country now is it ? Or has common sense left you 🤔

There is an article in today's Times that claims LTNs don't cut car use and that the report showing this was buried by TfL. https://www.thetimes.com/article/fb3fa78a-1023-4d88-ad75-223252e28f42 Its behind a paywall but interesting reading and you can potentially use a tool like archive.today to read it and refers to a tfl document "the travel and places study"

One of the issues is that under this government, the so called black hole of £20 billion has, according to some, risen to £50 billion. Which will result in even more taxes. I was always taught to cut my coat according to my cloth, which would in an ideal world mean having to halt or stop projects or services until the deficit is down to a manageable level. Increasing taxes has a limit (the Laffer Curve https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve) and also damages the economy and the publics ability to spend. If Labour want to turn things around they are going to have to face some uncomfortable decisions on where to cut their ambition.

Personally, I would like to see labour do something positive for the country, unfortunately under Starmer and Reeves the opposite is true. Change of leadership.is now required, not a general election at this stage but if Starmer and Reeves stay in post then the May local elections will give Reform more power. Now is the time for change and damage limitation , not after May when large number of reform local councillors will be voted in as a protest against this Government.

Careful what you wish for That could see Khan go for PM 🫣

Doesn't Andy Burnham have to be elected as an MP before he can become PM ?

Looks like the vultures are circling over Starmer at the moment. Will we see a new PM for Christmas ?

I see So you suggest that FM emails the councillor, which I suspect has happened but no response. I suggested you try to see if you get a response and you deflect again Interesting (not) Maybe, if you try and get a response, you can berate FM but until then...

Maybe @march46 you can email the councillor with a CPZ question and post how long it takes you to get a response. If you get one then FM can correctly be called out, if you don't then you might understand their issue.

Maybe, like motorbikes, e-bike riders should pass a driving test, have insurance and be accountable for their actions.

Discussion over BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/czewp16k6k6t Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson as US ambassador over links to Jeffrey Epstein - BBC News

Interesting look at the injuries caused by electric bikes BBC News - E-bike injuries are a massive burden, say surgeons https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ejgrw9yepo

I also wonder if all this, recently events and so many u turns is going to also be the end of Kier Starmer.

Why the slapping forehead emoji ? Did you score a home goal when mentioning "I am certainly concerned with constant misinformation around supposed increases in pollution, collisions, pedestrian safety and crime, as well as suggestions that the road filter on Calton Avenue has reduced footfall and damaged business. There is no evidence for any of these claims. In fact quite a lot of evidence for the opposite in many instances." Hardly the growing concern but the voice of a vocal minority not acknowledging the concerns of others over the way Southwark steamrollered in the scheme. Got to giggle, as now the square of shame is here, steam rollers can no longer access it. 😅

Interesting statement, who has concerns and what are their actual concerns locally? Or are you slightly spinning here ?

How beautifully ironic, the article says mobs putting flags up are roaming the streets shouting "Sieg Heil" the cry of our enemy in ww2 determined to take our sovereignty away. Its almost moronic. I saw something the other day that discussed how the medoa highlights the opposing ends of the situation, with the extreme right at one end and the far left at the other. What it mention are the ordinary people in the middle who don't support either extremes but still have genuine views that are being ignored by the media.

Is it a bashing Labour thread or is it simply the OP questioning the use of "could" and not "will" ? I think its the latter not the former but im sure you will disagree.