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Ken Livingstone, on the other hand, is the Mayor of London covering the City of London and the 32 boroughs. He was elected on 4 May 2000. Along with the London Assembly of 25 members he is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. This entails responsibility for transport – through Transport for London; economic development through the London Development Agency; police, civil defence and fire services; planning; the environment; as well as the championing and coordination of London-wide events such as major sporting competitions – and the recent successful bid for the Olympics in 2005. The Mayor has no revenue raising powers other than possible congestion charges for road traffic and work-place parking charges. The Mayors and Councils of the 32 London Boroughs stay and these authorities continue to be involved in and responsible for the delivery of local services. These include education, social services, non strategic planning, consumer protection and services such as parks and gardens.
Despite the similarity in titles, the two posts of Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Mayor of London do not conflict. They work together and complement each other. In summary, the City corporation plays the specialised, flagship role of promoting London's financial and business services, with the City's Policy and Resources Committee Chairman working with government and Brussels on policy issues, and the Lord Mayor a worldwide ambassador for the UK-based financial-services industry. The Mayor of London's job is to get in place the transport infrastructure and planning frameworks, make sure the capital as a whole benefits from this growth, and promote London as the world's most international city.
Quote Ken Livingstone, on the other hand, is the Mayor of London covering the City of London and the 32 boroughs. He was elected on 4 May 2000. Along with the London Assembly of 25 members he is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. This entails responsibility for transport – through Transport for London; economic development through the London Development Agency; police, civil defence and fire services; planning; the environment; as well as the championing and coordination of London-wide events such as major sporting competitions – and the recent successful bid for the Olympics in 2005. The Mayor has no revenue raising powers other than possible congestion charges for road traffic and work-place parking charges. The Mayors and Councils of the 32 London Boroughs stay and these authorities continue to be involved in and responsible for the delivery of local services. These include education, social services, non strategic planning, consumer protection and services such as parks and gardens. This was taken from the City of Londong web site. He is just Mayor of London, not Lord Mayor of the city of London :-. QuoteDespite the similarity in titles, the two posts of Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Mayor of London do not conflict. They work together and complement each other. In summary, the City corporation plays the specialised, flagship role of promoting London's financial and business services, with the City's Policy and Resources Committee Chairman working with government and Brussels on policy issues, and the Lord Mayor a worldwide ambassador for the UK-based financial-services industry. The Mayor of London's job is to get in place the transport infrastructure and planning frameworks, make sure the capital as a whole benefits from this growth, and promote London as the world's most international city. and sod the rest of the country!
Quote Of course - life outside the M25 is an unconfirmed rumour as far as most media and Government bodies are concerned :lol:What really gets to me is the way they don't seem to be able to link water shortages and traffic problems in the South East with the number of people living there. There is no longer a need to be physically near London in order to do business and this London-centric approach is giving us a highly unbalanced economy in my opinion QuoteYes that IS the real problem, the number of people on this island. The real answer to the congestion in London is to tax the businesses out of it, there is no need for them to be in London get them out and share the wealth around the country.I have been to London on business think its a vile place and can't wait to get away, I don't go out of my way to sell or supply to the London area.
The real answer to the congestion in London is to tax the businesses out of it, there is no need for them to be in London get them out and share the wealth around the country.
All I can say is.......I'm glad I don't live there and I'll be (I'll take this one out myself!! [-X) if I will ever go there!
Double deckers are common in mainland Europe, as Graham guessed they do have a larger loading gauge and the floor of the lower deck is only just above rail level. Doors are usually above the bogies with a few steps to the upper and lower levels. See photo here of German example:http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/de/car/double_deck/misc/040401030.jpgDouble deck trains were tried in the UK with a pair of four car EMUs, the snag was that they were rather cramped and passengers in the upper compartments complained of feeling trapped. Rather than being a true double decker the upper and lower deck compartments were sort of intermeshed. This group is trying to restore one of the two surviving power cars:http://members.tripod.com/~dart75/bdds.htm
MP calls for low emission zone in Southport and FormbyFeb 20 2008 by Andrew Brown, Midweek Visiter AGEING lorries, vans and motorhomes should pay up to £200 to drive into Southport and Formby to stop people choking to death, an MP has proposed.Claire Curtis-Thomas, who represents Formby, called for a controversial “low emission zone†– pioneered in London this month – to be adopted in Sefton and elsewhere.Under the scheme, operators of lorries and vans more than six-years-old must pay £200 a day to enter the capital or face a fine of £1,000.The zone applies to lorries over 12 tonnes, but will quickly be extended to all diesel-engined vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, including motorhomes and larger delivery vans. From 2010, all vans and minibuses over 1.2 tonnes will be covered.Supporters point to the 1,000 people who die prematurely in London each year because of polluted air, although they accept air quality will improve by only 1%.Small operators however are warning they will be driven to the wall by either the charge, or the £3,000 bill for making their vehicles exempt by fitting particulate traps.Now Ms Curtis-Thomas has urged her own borough of Sefton to follow suit, telling ministers: “Every day, my constituents have to endure thousands of belching vehicles travelling through the constituency, which has some of the highest asthma rates in the country.â€The MP has urged the Government to help her explore “the way in which it can be introduced in places such as Sefton, so that we, too, can save livesâ€.However, Sefton Council said it had no plans for a low-emission zone and expressed surprise at the Labour MP's criticism, pointing to its Beacon Award for air quality last year.Older lorries emit up to 40 times more air pollutants per mile than new ones, but London’s scheme will cost £49m to set up and £10m a year to run.
I'm afraid the disease is spreading. just spotted this in one of our local papers: QuoteMP calls for low emission zone in Southport and FormbyFeb 20 2008 by Andrew Brown, Midweek Visiter AGEING lorries, vans and motorhomes should pay up to £200 to drive into Southport and Formby to stop people choking to death, an MP has proposed.Claire Curtis-Thomas, who represents Formby, called for a controversial “low emission zone†– pioneered in London this month – to be adopted in Sefton and elsewhere.Under the scheme, operators of lorries and vans more than six-years-old must pay £200 a day to enter the capital or face a fine of £1,000.The zone applies to lorries over 12 tonnes, but will quickly be extended to all diesel-engined vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, including motorhomes and larger delivery vans. From 2010, all vans and minibuses over 1.2 tonnes will be covered.Supporters point to the 1,000 people who die prematurely in London each year because of polluted air, although they accept air quality will improve by only 1%.Small operators however are warning they will be driven to the wall by either the charge, or the £3,000 bill for making their vehicles exempt by fitting particulate traps.Now Ms Curtis-Thomas has urged her own borough of Sefton to follow suit, telling ministers: “Every day, my constituents have to endure thousands of belching vehicles travelling through the constituency, which has some of the highest asthma rates in the country.â€The MP has urged the Government to help her explore “the way in which it can be introduced in places such as Sefton, so that we, too, can save livesâ€.However, Sefton Council said it had no plans for a low-emission zone and expressed surprise at the Labour MP's criticism, pointing to its Beacon Award for air quality last year.Older lorries emit up to 40 times more air pollutants per mile than new ones, but London’s scheme will cost £49m to set up and £10m a year to run.This is from the MP who was the most expensive MP in the country (she has now been eclipsed by another MP on the gravy train :lol: )I contacted her about the NERC Bill before it became the NERC Act & she didn't even have the decency to reply. :x
