Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000

simonmagnus Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 10:48:24 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

This just makes me sick,the man who said he would save londoners money has just paid porche off 400,000



http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/08/london.boris

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Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 | 7 comments (7 topical)

Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#1)

by Prbo on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 12:09:30 PM GMT

What should he have done instead?


Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#2)

by jkitleft on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 12:13:53 PM GMT

Make higher polluting cars pay £25 every time they enter central London. 4x4's are 4 times more polluting than normal cars. So actually, 4 times £8 equals £32.

It appears though, that scrapping free charges for low emmission cars, and half-price bus fares for poorer Londoners will subsidise these costs.


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Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#3)

by Prbo on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 02:14:01 PM GMT

I agree with the principle, but a flat rate of £25 wouldn't be fair at all.  What about those cars that fit between normal cars and SUVs?  Do we ignore those completely?  And how much CO2 would this actually save?  Do we know how many journeys SUVs make into the C-charge zone at the moment?


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Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#4)

by rosie on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 05:52:56 PM GMT

Unlike Laboue he has actually delivered his manifesto pledge. What is wrong with that?


Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#5)

by Al on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 06:05:45 PM GMT

It's a crap pledge.


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Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#6)

by rosie on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 07:05:01 PM GMT

It can't be that crap he won the mayoralty on the back of it!


Re: Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 (#7)

by jkitleft on Tue Jul 08, 2008 at 09:06:12 PM GMT

Really? Do you think everyone was avidly reading the manifesto of Boris? Do you think people love corporate welfare?


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Boris bows to porche and pays 400,000 | 7 comments (7 topical)