That’s progress?


New London mayor, Conservative Boris Johnson, has scrapped plans by his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, to introduce a £25-a-day congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles, saying that this will save legal costs. How that justification is supposed to be better than tackling climate change, who can say? But all the rich Kensington and Chelsea mothers driving little Tarquin and Princess La-la to school every day in cars the size of lorries will be grateful, no doubt. Bonkers Boris has also scrapped a proposal to allow low emission cars free entry to the congestion charge zone.

“I am delighted that we have been able to scrap the £25 charge, which would have hit families and small businesses hardest,’ said Johnson. Who’s he kidding? How many ordinary families do you know who can afford to run one of those ugly metal monsters?

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

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