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

"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

“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

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/

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/

"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

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/

CASH: "We need new law that gives buyers right to pay in cash, if only up to certain limit.

"This would protect (1.2m people) without bank account / digitally insecure & maintain shared system of universally acceptable money" - The Times

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

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

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

"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

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/

PLEASE JOIN US: FRIDAY 29 SEP!

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

Join us Friday 29 Sep in London

Together 2nd Anniversary Event

First speaker announced: Laura Dodsworth

Look out for second speaker announcement, later today!

Early Bird tickets selling fast

Get yours here for a short time:
https://togetherdeclaration.org/2nd

Announcing our 2nd speaker for Fri 29 Sep, London at Together 2nd Anniversary Event:

Professor Carl Heneghan

Carl joins Laura Dodsworth @BareReality

Another speaker announcement tmrw!

Early Bird tickets selling fast

Get yours here for a short time:
https://togetherdeclaration.org/2nd

ULEZ: MORE private emails reveal Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's deputy asked SECOND group of scientists to ALTER a study - because it showed London’s low emissions zone made NO DIFFERENCE to children’s health

The Telegraph reports Shirley Rodrigues (salary £132,664) asked Prof Chris Griffiths, of Queen Mary University London, to “reword” Lancet study that found “no evidence” of health benefits to children’s lungs.

“It reads like LEZ (low emissions zones) or similar have no impact at all,” she complained.
Griffiths refused the request, replying: “Apologies - it’s difficult to alter the sentence you refer to as it’s what we set out to look for but didn’t find.”

“The correspondence comes to light just days after the Telegraph revealed how Mr Khan’s deputy tried to discredit & “silence” Imperial College scientists, who found ULEZ had little impact on pollution,” with another Imperial team paid nearly £1m in public funds by Khan's office.

Ben Pile of Together and Climate Debate UK is quoted in the piece, saying:

“Shirley Rodrigues has been caught trying to get scientists to do her political dirty work: silencing critics, preventing debate and fabricating scientific opinion.

"This undermines the value of both institutional science and democratic politics. Scientific claims must be produced by scientists unfettered by ideological agendas, and debated in a transparent and free manner.

"There appears to be a very cosy relationship and a revolving door between all levels of government and the green blob."

Councillor Paul Osborn of Harrow Council said: “These further emails show an industrial scale conspiracy with leading scientists to manipulate debate on ULEZ expansion by inappropriate requests to reword independent scientific reports”.

Councillor Colin Smith, leader Bromley Council: “The dam of public trust has been betrayed spectacularly and truth is now out in the open for all to see.

"The weekend’s revelation, followed by today’s news, further serves to prove ULEZ has very little, if anything, to do with health & is nothing less than a barely disguised, socially regressive tax which is now set to destroy businesses, jobs & vital social support networks.

“The Secretary of State, Mark Harper, needs to step in, show firm leadership and take immediate action to stop this nonsense in its tracks now.”

Yes indeed.

Time to end this disgusting ULEZ sham before it does any more damage to the public

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/shirley-rodrigues-urged-scientists-alter-study-low-emission/

Join us Friday 29 Sep in London
Together 2nd Anniversary Event
First speakers announced: Professor Carl Heneghan & "A State of Fear" author Laura Dodsworth!
Look out for third speaker announcement, later today!
Early Bird tickets selling fast
Get yours here for a short time: https://togetherdeclaration.org/2nd