I don't think one needs to be a conspiracy theorist to believe
that some anti-motor car fanatics have an agenda and that they
use health and environmental issues to justify their policies. The
Mayor, TfL and my local authority, the London Borough of Waltham
Forest are all prime examples.

I've had a "mini-Holland" installed in my neighbourhood, and not
far from me Whipps Cross roundabout has been converted into a
traffic-light-ridden mess. Both have increased car emissions but
in both cases LBWF claimed they were improving the environment.