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I do hope NOT, wouldn't trust Farage as far as I could throw him, Starmer & co. He's backed by GB News which focus's predominantly on immigration while the BBC focus predominantly on the Israel - Gazza conflict.

Agreed and in the meantime its "joe public" who has to pay through higher prices. We're talking all over the shop from food to insurance and everything in between. And to add insult to injury they "hurt " their own voters/supporters through the actions they have taken. Sadly it gets to a stage where you start thinking about leaving London and even exiting the UK for good, but where to go????? Sad times now and ahead for at least the next 4yrs, hence why Govt and Local Authorities need to cut spending on all but essential services. An immediate saving, all managerial and executive salaries cannot exceed and frozen at £50K Do away with the Mayor of London, the GLA and all the hanging on organisations, plus do away with borough mayors and the teams that serve them. All added beauracracy that can be dispensed with and will save £££££'s

Totally agree with you. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Moved from Peckham Rye to Goose Green.

Got caught up in the roadwork delays earlier this afternoon. They are digging up one half of the road around the roundabout if that makes sense and all traffic has to use the other half with traffic lights controlling the flow. Avoid if yo can, probably added 20 mins to the journey time.

DD, "Rejoice rejoice. It's a pity he and his fellow clowns were completely annihilated at the ballot box. I mean they were doing so well after all 🙃🙃" At least the economy and unemployment weren't in the mess they are now. What is it, give the public sector a whopping pay increase with no strings attached, double the black hole and then blame it on the last Govt. Give me strength. Rachel from accounts shouldn't be anywhere near the economy. The final straw was increasing employer NI contributions and look how that's worked out. Month on month both inflation and unemployment have risen. Won't be long before inflation and u/e are exceeding 5%, but guess what, They'll blame Sunak and go. Lets have a snap election right NOW, then see how poorly Starmer, Reeves and Rainer do. They're already plotting to get rid of Starmer, and if you think its bad now, you ain't seen nothing yet. Oh and did I mention Starmer wanting to stop Freedom of Speech............................................Normal people can see right through what him and co are doing, great at spending other peoples money, him and co don't have = bankruptcy. We'll just repeat the economic collapse that happened in Greece and wasn't it in Italy as well?

Simply, NO. The previous Government increased the age as to when State Pension is paid. The consequence is that the the Freedom Pass is delayed by two years. Therefore every reason to enable those aged 60+ (as I believe that was the age for women to originally retire), hence the 60+ Oyster card compensates for that. I make no political inference in what I have said, thus do not derail this thread.

Reeves says she's in charge and no no's Rayners plan, what happens now?

"What's worse is that the perceived 20 billion black hole has increased to 30 billion in a year. Is there a risk that after 5 years it could be as high as 70 billion ???" Why is it perceived, Reeves is responsible for doubling the "black hole" to £20b through the public sector pay increases. You can't live beyond your means and when you try you go bankrupt pdq. In 4 yrs time if this Govt survives that long and the country doesn't go bust before then, in 2029 I dread to think the state the country will be in. At least Sunak and co had inflation back to 2% with unemployment being stable and not rising.

I won't bother posting useful information, you can all find out yourselves from whatever other source reports or publishes it.

don't you mean migrate not immigrate

My original post, copying what The Evening Standard was non political. I was not making nor intending to make any political statement out of the article, merely reporting what was printed. If people want a political rant, fine, but GO START A NEW THREAD and don't derail this one. In future I won't bother posting useful information, you can all find out yourselves from whatever other source reports or publishes it.

Simply, give us a snap election now as the last 12 months in office honestly have not been great in any sense. Let someone else have a go at turning around UK plc before it's too late. At least the last administration had the inflation and unemployment rates going in the right direction at the END.

While they struggle with economics of UK plc, collectively we all suffer as a result of their ineptitude.

The article by the Evening Standard makes no political points, yet you attempt to make it political. The reason for posting the article was to inform people so they know what's going to happen, what is wrong with you? And Khan messed TfL funding throughout Covid, remember when travel was free.

keep to topic. if you want to discuss politics start a new thread.

Nice to see the property is going to reopen with a Newish business, good luck to them.

Why are you picking an argument? All I have done is copied the info from the Evening Standard. Take as it is, if you have an issue take it up with TfL or Mayor Khan, but not me, put another way, don't shoot the messenger. Who I do or do not support ain't up for discussion.

"The cost of applying for a free travel card for older Londoners is to almost double. Transport for London has announce that it will increase the cost of obtaining a 60+ Oyster card from £20 to £35. In addition, the annual eligibility check – an administrative process required to retain the perk – will increase from £10 to £18. The 60+ Oyster is regarded as one of the best benefits available to Londoners as it provides free weekday travel on all TfL services after 9am and on national rail services within Greater London after 9.30am, and at any time at the weekend. The changes will come into effect next Tuesday, July 22 – with the charges reviewed annually going forward. TfL said the increases were the first in a decade and were needed due to wider financial constraints within the capital’s transport agency. There will also be a £1 increase in the cost of applying for Oyster Zip cards for children and young people. The increases in Zip cards will be as follows: • 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard, charged at £11 (currently £10). • 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard, charged at £16 (currently £15). • 16+ Zip Oyster photocard, charged at £21 (currently £20). • 18+ Student Oyster photocard, charged at £21 (currently £20) • Apprentice Oyster photocard, charged at £21 (currently £20).  • 18-25 Care Oyster photocard, charged at £21 (currently £20). There will be no changes to the fees associated with the Freedom Pass, which is managed by London Councils. About 1.3 million older Londoners have a 60+ Oyster or a Freedom Pass. Hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers use a Zip card, which generally provides half-price Tube fares and free bus journeys. However TfL forgoes an estimated £80m a year in fares income due to use of the 60+ Oyster. The announcement comes after 78 TfL executives were revealed to have earned more than the Prime Minister last year. Michael Roberts, chief executive of London TravelWatch, which represents passengers, said: "Higher TfL photocard fees, especially for the over-60s, will be unwelcome news to Londoners who continue to feel the pinch of the ongoing cost of living crisis and some of the most expensive public transport fares in Europe. "Annual index-linked increases might in future avoid big hikes in fees, but it's disappointing that more isn't being done to soften the blow this year for 60+ card holders on lower incomes. "Londoners will be wondering what further unpleasant revenue-raising surprises TfL might have in store over the coming months." John McGeachy, of Age UK London, said: "Although we recognise that the costs of delivering services do rise over time, it is important that TfL are aware that with 24 per cent of Londoners in the 60-64 age group living in poverty, there are many people for whom these amounts will not feel insignificant. “We would like to see TfL take steps to ensure that more eligible Londoners are aware of the 60+ Oyster photo card and for the application and eligibility check process to be made as accessible as possible. “We know that the 60+ Oyster card is a lifeline for many Londoners and believe it should be protected in the short, medium and long-term." People who lose their 60+ Oyster will have to pay £18 for a replacement, up from £10. The cost of replacing a Zip card will increase from £10 to £11. In addition, TfL is also planning to increase the fee for new Oyster cards and Visitor Oyster cards from £7 to £10 from September 7. In 2020, London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan banned the use of the 60+ Oyster and Freedom Pass before 9am, initially due to the pandemic. The 60+ Oyster was introduced by Boris Johnson as mayor in 2012 when Freedom Pass eligibility was changed in line with changes to the State pension age for women. The aim was to provide for those who had chosen, or been forced, to retire early. It meant Londoners received travel benefits not available to the rest of the country. More than half of Londoners aged 60 to 64 are still in work. About one in five use their 60+ Oyster for work-related travel. TfL said the large increase in the cost of the 60+ Oyster was because, of its various concessions, it has “the biggest gap between the estimated revenue that we would receive were these journeys paid for, and the income we receive through fees”. Alex Williams, chief customer and strategy officer at TfL, said: “We are fully committed to keeping travel in London affordable and accessible to everyone. “Our fees for photocards haven’t increased in 10 years, and these changes will mean that we can continue to provide these concessions while ensuring that the fees better reflect our costs for operating the schemes.”

Cars are just if not even more dangerous but cyclists can seriously injure and if not kill someone as well. Just asking questions for a "friend"

This morning, Forest Hill Road turning left into Woodvale. Cyclist at speed went straight through a red light and continued to take the corner at speed and in the process nearly had a pedestrian. So what happens to the cyclist if they ride into and hit a pedestrian? Is the cyclist liable? As cyclists do not have insurance for riding bicycles, who does the pedestrian claim from? What action would the Police take? If they even bother to attend such an incident? Why would a cyclist take a blind corner at speed?

Try pavement, this is London, not the US. The Mayor increased his proportion of council tax in 2025/26 to pay for "more" haha PC's but my understanding is they were cut not increased. A ruse by the Mayor to take more and give nothing in return. Troubling and far too common here. Just be careful where you get it out

So as of today the hole has been filled in and re - tarmaced, hopefully the temporary traffic signals will be removed soooooooooooooooooon.