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Sorry @SadiqKhan, but this is rubbish.
The bailout you first asked for was 2x the amount accounted for by lost revenue due to covid. You knew you had a blackhole to fill.
No wonder the Gov insisted on a review of your finances.
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The bailout you first asked for was 2x the amount accounted for by lost revenue due to covid. You knew you had a blackhole to fill.
No wonder the Gov insisted on a review of your finances.
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The Transport Secretary confirmed today in the HoC that the Gov did not ask you to increase the Congestion Charge.
Even your own spokesman confirmed it was your decision to increase it on Friday, presumably before your spin operation kicked into action.
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Even your own spokesman confirmed it was your decision to increase it on Friday, presumably before your spin operation kicked into action.
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And just take responsibility for rising fares. You signed off a TfL Business Plan in Dec 2019 that ended your partial fares freeze anyway.
Why? Because it didn't work. It cost £640m and subsidised travel for tourists, while travelcard costs for London commuters shot up.
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Why? Because it didn't work. It cost £640m and subsidised travel for tourists, while travelcard costs for London commuters shot up.
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The evidence:
