Review ordered after "fears of bias in 'Low Traffic Neighbourhoods' research"
Review by Department for Transport after "independent" LTN review conducted by Prof Rachel Aldred - trustee of London Cycling Campaign which campaigned strongly for LTNs.
Another part of same study by Sustrans - a controversial charity which has received £millions from numerous councils to help create LTN schemes.
Prof Aldred "worked closely with Dr Anna Goodman, an academic recently exposed for ripping down an anti-LTN poster in a shop" - so no doubt completely unbiased on the issue!
Locals are generally very much against LTNs.
Many were brought in by "stealth" during Covid or after completely ignoring negative local consultation results.
Councils are conflicted as LTNs generate massive £££.
We argue all LTNs should be scrapped subject to local referendum.
Review by Department for Transport after "independent" LTN review conducted by Prof Rachel Aldred - trustee of London Cycling Campaign which campaigned strongly for LTNs.
Another part of same study by Sustrans - a controversial charity which has received £millions from numerous councils to help create LTN schemes.
Prof Aldred "worked closely with Dr Anna Goodman, an academic recently exposed for ripping down an anti-LTN poster in a shop" - so no doubt completely unbiased on the issue!
Locals are generally very much against LTNs.
Many were brought in by "stealth" during Covid or after completely ignoring negative local consultation results.
Councils are conflicted as LTNs generate massive £££.
We argue all LTNs should be scrapped subject to local referendum.
"Rubbish": South Londoners give blunt take on ULEZ
"He would lose my vote, because how can you scrap someone’s car that’s worth £7,000 for £2,000?
"If it’s about the air, why are we still allowed to pollute the air providing we pay £12.50?"
https://www.londonworld.com/news/traffic-and-travel/ulez-scrappage-scheme-south-londoners-concerns-over-funding-4250259
"He would lose my vote, because how can you scrap someone’s car that’s worth £7,000 for £2,000?
"If it’s about the air, why are we still allowed to pollute the air providing we pay £12.50?"
https://www.londonworld.com/news/traffic-and-travel/ulez-scrappage-scheme-south-londoners-concerns-over-funding-4250259
LondonWorld
‘Rubbish’: South Londoners give blunt take on ULEZ scrappage scheme
“He would lose my vote, because how can you scrap someone’s car that’s worth £7,000 for £2,000?”
Going on holiday? ULEZ expansion will cover Heathrow Airport
Yes, UK's largest airport, 29+ miles from Mayor of London's office, also covered by scheme public don't want
536 planes still land & take off there every single day; this about "clean air"?
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/new-ulez-expansion-cover-heathrow-27517591
Yes, UK's largest airport, 29+ miles from Mayor of London's office, also covered by scheme public don't want
536 planes still land & take off there every single day; this about "clean air"?
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/new-ulez-expansion-cover-heathrow-27517591
Surrey Live
New ULEZ expansion will cover Heathrow Airport - what holidaymakers need to know
From August, 29, cars will need to meet emission standards or pay a charge
ULEZ expansion is not about health
It is about collecting money & expanding camera surveillance @TonyHinton2016
So many are opposed to ULEZ expansion. Scrap it
https://x.com/togetherdec/status/1692065177783468101?s=46&t=cKs2oOIP3jOotRyELceZDQ
It is about collecting money & expanding camera surveillance @TonyHinton2016
So many are opposed to ULEZ expansion. Scrap it
https://x.com/togetherdec/status/1692065177783468101?s=46&t=cKs2oOIP3jOotRyELceZDQ
X (formerly Twitter)
Together on X
ULEZ expansion is not about health
It is about collecting money & expanding camera surveillance @TonyHinton2016
So many are opposed to ULEZ expansion. Scrap it @MayorofLondon
@Mark_J_Harper @RishiSunak @transportgovuk @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour @Conservatives…
It is about collecting money & expanding camera surveillance @TonyHinton2016
So many are opposed to ULEZ expansion. Scrap it @MayorofLondon
@Mark_J_Harper @RishiSunak @transportgovuk @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour @Conservatives…
"Bikers poised to circle London on M25 as they team up to stop Khan’s hated ULEZ scheme"
This Sunday, Aug 20, meeting 10am Ace Cafe NW10 7UD, to depart around 11.15am
42-mile route heads north from Ace joining M25 before heading south to junction 9 & the A24 to Rykas Boxhill (arrive approx 12.30pm)
Riders join at any point along the way
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1802248/bikers-ulez-circle-london-m25-sadiq-khan
This Sunday, Aug 20, meeting 10am Ace Cafe NW10 7UD, to depart around 11.15am
42-mile route heads north from Ace joining M25 before heading south to junction 9 & the A24 to Rykas Boxhill (arrive approx 12.30pm)
Riders join at any point along the way
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1802248/bikers-ulez-circle-london-m25-sadiq-khan
Express.co.uk
Bikers poised to circle London on M25 as they team up to stop ULEZ scheme
Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone is aimed at targeting pollution in the capital - but critics see it as an unnecessary tax on motorists.
Media is too big
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“Why would I as a doctor be against ULEZ expansion?
Because it’s not about health” - Dr Tony Hinton
Pls sign & share: https://stopulez.net
Because it’s not about health” - Dr Tony Hinton
Pls sign & share: https://stopulez.net
Media is too big
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ULEZ: "We know majority opposed to ULEZ - unnecessary, unjustified, undemocratic. There’s still time to #StopULEZ"
Bikers protesting with #RidetoFreedom on M25 on Sunday
Meeting 10am Ace Cafe NW10 7UD; more info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stoptheulez/posts/833874704948551/
Bikers protesting with #RidetoFreedom on M25 on Sunday
Meeting 10am Ace Cafe NW10 7UD; more info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stoptheulez/posts/833874704948551/
New Report: "ULEZ Expansion Predicted to Cut Air Pollution by Just 1.5%"
...and in fact, "very strong case ULEZ will *harm* health (due to) downstream economic consequences"
Tallies with Transport for London's own report for Mayor of London saying "negligible" effect on air
What won't be "negligible" is financial effect of this immoral new tax on the hard-pressed
#StopULEZ
https://dailysceptic.org/2023/08/11/revealed-ulez-expansion-predicted-to-cut-air-pollution-just-1-5/
...and in fact, "very strong case ULEZ will *harm* health (due to) downstream economic consequences"
Tallies with Transport for London's own report for Mayor of London saying "negligible" effect on air
What won't be "negligible" is financial effect of this immoral new tax on the hard-pressed
#StopULEZ
https://dailysceptic.org/2023/08/11/revealed-ulez-expansion-predicted-to-cut-air-pollution-just-1-5/
The Daily Sceptic
Revealed: Ulez Expansion Predicted to Cut Air Pollution by Just 1.5% – The Daily Sceptic
Alex Kriel has dug into the figures produced by the Mayor of London to justify the Ulez expansion and found they predict it will cut air pollution by just 1.5% while taking no account of the harms from loss of income.
"ULEZ: More than 300 cameras damaged or stolen in four months"
"The actual number of cameras affected is likely to be even higher... unofficial data suggests almost 500 cameras could have been affected"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66535086
"The actual number of cameras affected is likely to be even higher... unofficial data suggests almost 500 cameras could have been affected"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66535086
BBC News
Ulez: More than 300 cameras damaged or stolen in four months
Unofficial data mapping the damage to cameras suggests almost 500 have been vandalised or stolen.
TOMORROW: #RidetoFreedom #StopULEZ Motorcycle Rally
Meet 10am Ace Cafe NW10 for 11.15am departure
42-mile route heads north joining M25 before heading south to junction 9 & the A24 to Rykas Boxhill
Riders join at any point; info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3482669008658056/posts/3549072692017687/
Meet 10am Ace Cafe NW10 for 11.15am departure
42-mile route heads north joining M25 before heading south to junction 9 & the A24 to Rykas Boxhill
Riders join at any point; info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3482669008658056/posts/3549072692017687/
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Net Zero is “disastrous for democracy"
“You’re told there’s no debate… (it) undermines any sense of people having control over politicians or having control over the decisions they want to make for the future” - Claire Fox
“You’re told there’s no debate… (it) undermines any sense of people having control over politicians or having control over the decisions they want to make for the future” - Claire Fox
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ULEZ expansion a disaster by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan - who we today discover in press has paid £800k+ to one Imperial College department in "science for hire" scandal
We support #RidetoFreedom to #StopULEZ
Never mind technicalities - Mark Harper as Transport Secretary you can stop this doing terrible damage to so many people
We support #RidetoFreedom to #StopULEZ
Never mind technicalities - Mark Harper as Transport Secretary you can stop this doing terrible damage to so many people
Can everyone please uses the hashtags #ridetofreedom #stopulez & try get this trending pleaee ? Thanks x
Ride to Freedom
Boxhill Start & all around M25
Well done everyone!
Join it & support also by posting from wherever you area
https://x.com/togetherdec/status/1693231515965018527?s=46&t=cKs2oOIP3jOotRyELceZDQ
Ride to Freedom
Boxhill Start & all around M25
Well done everyone!
Join it & support also by posting from wherever you area
https://x.com/togetherdec/status/1693231515965018527?s=46&t=cKs2oOIP3jOotRyELceZDQ
"Online Safety Bill will be huge step backwards for global privacy, & democracy itself.
"Requiring Govt-approved software in peoples’ messaging services is awful precedent; damage won’t stop at borders of UK"
We know UK Govt had secret spy units targeting lockdown critics
It appears this apparatus is still in place Michelle Donelan MP?
Government has proved it cannot be trusted
Shame on MPs if they give it carte blanche to spy on entire UK population's private messages
Stop this awful Bill
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
"Requiring Govt-approved software in peoples’ messaging services is awful precedent; damage won’t stop at borders of UK"
We know UK Govt had secret spy units targeting lockdown critics
It appears this apparatus is still in place Michelle Donelan MP?
Government has proved it cannot be trusted
Shame on MPs if they give it carte blanche to spy on entire UK population's private messages
Stop this awful Bill
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
The U.K. Parliament is pushing ahead with a sprawling internet regulation bill that will, among other things, undermine the privacy of people around the world. The Online Safety Bill, now at the
ULEZ: Newly revealed private emails show Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan tried to silence scientists who found ULEZ benefits were almost non-existent...
...while getting Imperial College department he paid £800,000 from public funds to go on media offensive in support of scheme.
The Telegraph reports: Imperial College team led by Prof Frank Kelly “paid at least £802,958 by Khan’s office since 2021, including £45,958 for report on the “future health benefits of mayoral air quality policies” widely cited by Mayor despite not being peer reviewed.”
Khan’s team weren't happy with Imperial when a separate team published a study finding the original ULEZ had “cut nitrogen dioxide by less than 3% & had insignificant effects on ozone and particulate matter.”
So they contacted Kelly about it.
Khan deputy Shirley Rodrigues' response was to partly write a statement for Kelly to issue.
This stated that ULEZ had helped to “dramatically reduce air pollution” - in stark contrast to the study.
Then, in Feb this year, when purported air pollution death figures quoted extensively by Khan were challenged in the media, Khan's City Hall asked Kelly to complain about the coverage & go on a media offensive in support of ULEZ.
“As always, I’m happy to fight back” replied Kelly - including agreeing to go on a "friendly" radio show lined up with Labour MP David Lammy, and even asking the Mayor’s office for a “form of words” he could use to push the line on ULEZ.
Then in June, Kelly was behind a public letter to Rishi Sunak, “alleging politicians were ‘not believing the science’ on air pollution. Six of the signatories were part of Imperial team, but did not disclose they were being funded by the Mayor’s office.”
Is it “science for hire” at Imperial College?
Sounds a lot like it.
Mark Harper & Department for Transport: this has gone too far.
Time to do right thing now & #StopULEZ
This dishonest, undemocratic cash grab just gets worse & worse, the more public learn
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/19/khan-tried-silence-scientists-questioned-ulez-claims/
...while getting Imperial College department he paid £800,000 from public funds to go on media offensive in support of scheme.
The Telegraph reports: Imperial College team led by Prof Frank Kelly “paid at least £802,958 by Khan’s office since 2021, including £45,958 for report on the “future health benefits of mayoral air quality policies” widely cited by Mayor despite not being peer reviewed.”
Khan’s team weren't happy with Imperial when a separate team published a study finding the original ULEZ had “cut nitrogen dioxide by less than 3% & had insignificant effects on ozone and particulate matter.”
So they contacted Kelly about it.
Khan deputy Shirley Rodrigues' response was to partly write a statement for Kelly to issue.
This stated that ULEZ had helped to “dramatically reduce air pollution” - in stark contrast to the study.
Then, in Feb this year, when purported air pollution death figures quoted extensively by Khan were challenged in the media, Khan's City Hall asked Kelly to complain about the coverage & go on a media offensive in support of ULEZ.
“As always, I’m happy to fight back” replied Kelly - including agreeing to go on a "friendly" radio show lined up with Labour MP David Lammy, and even asking the Mayor’s office for a “form of words” he could use to push the line on ULEZ.
Then in June, Kelly was behind a public letter to Rishi Sunak, “alleging politicians were ‘not believing the science’ on air pollution. Six of the signatories were part of Imperial team, but did not disclose they were being funded by the Mayor’s office.”
Is it “science for hire” at Imperial College?
Sounds a lot like it.
Mark Harper & Department for Transport: this has gone too far.
Time to do right thing now & #StopULEZ
This dishonest, undemocratic cash grab just gets worse & worse, the more public learn
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/08/19/khan-tried-silence-scientists-questioned-ulez-claims/
The Telegraph
Khan tried to ‘silence’ scientists who questioned Ulez claims, emails show
Correspondence shows deputy ‘really disappointed’ that Imperial College publicised findings questioning effectiveness of scheme
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Tickets now on sale & first speaker announced for Together 2nd Anniversary Event in London:
'A State of Fear' author Laura Dodsworth!
Get Early Bird tickets: https://togetherdeclaration.org/2nd
Tickets now on sale & first speaker announced for Together 2nd Anniversary Event in London:
'A State of Fear' author Laura Dodsworth!
Get Early Bird tickets: https://togetherdeclaration.org/2nd
Even BBC can't ignore this one! "ULEZ: London Mayor accused of 'quashing research' questioning the scheme"
"Emails show deputy mayor Shirley Rodrigues twice asked an air quality expert to counter research questioning benefits of (ULEZ).
"Prof Kelly's science team from Imperial College London has been paid nearly £1m by Mr Khan's office."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66570024
"Emails show deputy mayor Shirley Rodrigues twice asked an air quality expert to counter research questioning benefits of (ULEZ).
"Prof Kelly's science team from Imperial College London has been paid nearly £1m by Mr Khan's office."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66570024
BBC News
Ulez: London Mayor accused of 'quashing research' questioning the scheme
Sadiq Khan's deputy twice asked an academic to counter research questioning the scheme's benefits.