"I think it good news - shows he is responsive to consultation, unlike Ken"This is a myth - apart from anything else, Ken had a democratic mandate to introduce the WEZ while Boris has no equivalent mandate to remove it. What he has is an 'informal public consultation' (people writing in to complain, many geed up by various Tory councils including LBHF), which was in favour of abolition and an 'attitudinal survey' which was opposed to abolition. He then chose the one which rewarded his own voters at the expense of everyone else. There was no indication in the announcements that the twin consultations disagreed with each other to a surprising extent. Logically one of them must be untrustworthy, and we've no idea whether Boris picked the true or false one.Meanwhile projects like the Cross River Tram which Ken consulted on, and which the consultation was in favour of building, have been scrapped. How's that being 'responsive to consultation'? Ten years of WEZ revenue would have covered the costs nicely.Finally, the list of organisations opposed to abolition is a hefty one, and includes the London Cycling Campaign (so much for Boris the cyclist's friend) and the transport watchdog London Travelwatch plus anyone interested in the environment.Casting Boris as Mr. I Love Consultations is completely wrong, I'm afraid. He's a Tory and his job is helping Tories, and screw the rest of us.
Thomas Barry ● 5986d