i for one will never forgive that TURD ken livingstone for inviting that other TURD gerry adams over as his guest at the height of the IRA bombing campaign in london thats how much he loves the place , and you cant compare it to politicians in government talking to them because all he was was the glc leader at the time , it was a propaganda stunt that pissed on the memories of all the people murdered by the IRA scum, as for bendy buses ,they are crap , a faredodgers paradise and theyve killed more people than enough in accidents, and it depends whose figures you want to believe over the congestion charge , i personally dont think its made much difference at all,its not even as if it makes money, typical livingstone, the thing costs more to f***ing administer than it makes , oh i forgot the olympics , thats going to be a roaring success isnt it? and the amount of money that incompetent prick gave away to spurious afro caribbean "community" projects that promptly disappeared into private bank accounts beggars belief. id rather have david brent as mayor than that f***ing shyster.At least Ken Livingston got things done.
He got rid of those shit routemaster buses. I can't believe Boris Johnson made an election issue out of that, the bendy buses are FAR superior. Now everyone is going on about knife crime as the top issue but Johnson is more concerned with a public competition for a bus design to replace bendy buses. Great priorities there.And now his right hand man has turned out to be a fraudster with a string of sexual allegations against him. It really doesn't bode well as far as I can see.
Ken Livingston wasted money, was often arrogant, but he put his career on the line TWICE - firstly he left the Labour party in order to get elected and then again with regard to his congestion charging policy - and that worked a treat. The buses are MILES better now. And good on him for sticking to his guns over that Nazi security guard comparison. That turd of a journalist had been bugging him unnecessarily for months and frankly had it coming.
And then under Ken we also got the Olympics which required cross party talks, and an awful lot of work. I really hope London comes to its senses next time round and re-elects the bloke. It's not like we're giving him tax raising powers is it?
Yes Boris is a wanker isn't he?
Mayor pledges £60m to tackle London’s empty homes
8 July, 2008
By Kate Ahira
Boris Johnson announces new funding to recycle London’s 84,000 empty homes into affordable housing
A £60m initiative to tackle the problem of London’s high level of empty homes was announced today by the mayor, Boris Johnson.
The scheme aims to help deliver Johnson’s manifesto commitment to reduce long-term empty homes to 1% of London’s total housing stock. The capital at present contains 84,000 empty homes, of which 67,400 are privately owned and 10,000 are council housing.
The new funding will be used to bring back into residential use long-term abandoned properties, derelict buildings and at-risk listed buildings, in order to create additional affordable homes for the capital.
An audit of all abandoned homes is to be commissioned by the Greater London Authority later this year, to provide a resource for regeneration work and a basis for measuring performance.
The new funding was announced at the launch of English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk register, detailing listed buildings at risk of being lost through neglect.
Johnson said: “It is an absurdity that so many properties are empty in London when families are languishing on council housing waiting lists desperately hoping for a home. Empty properties cannot be left to rot and blight local neighbourhoods. I am determined to bring back many more into use to provide the affordable homes Londoners need, particularly if this can also help protect London’s rich architectural heritage.”
What a tosser eh!
as opposed to the lilywhite regime of ken livingstone ?[/QUOTE
You're missing the point with London...The only reason why Livingstone lost the mayoral election was because of voter apathy with Labour...You could have put a hatstand with a blue rosette up for election, it still would have won.
The trouble is with Labour is that they're unfashionable and they've got a bumbling fool as leader who should never have been elected as leader.
Where as the Tories have got Boris Johnson...oh - hold on a minute
as opposed to the lilywhite regime of ken livingstone ?[/QUOTE
You're missing the point with London...The only reason why Livingstone lost the mayoral election was because of voter apathy with Labour...You could have put a hatstand with a blue rosette up for election, it still would have won.
The trouble is with Labour is that they're unfashionable and they've got a bumbling fool as leader who should never have been elected as leader.
Where as the Tories have got Boris Johnson...oh - hold on a minute
You live in London do you ?
Routemaster buses still run on routes 9 & 15 - mainly for the tourists to know that they are in London , travelling on an iconic bus. The bendy buses carry more passengers than a double decker , have 3 doors to enter/exit but LT must be losing a fortune running them. Londoners know them as the "free" bus because its just so easy to get on without paying. No need to use your oyster card or pre purchased ticket from the machine at the bus stop , hop on and jump off before the inspectors get on. London Transport did their own survey on fare evasion on the bendys which revealed over 70% of passengers travelled without a ticket but privately think it could be nearer to 90%.