On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:55:57 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

Earls Court Road, south of Pembroke Road, will be outside the extended
zone. That means that traffic can travel from the A40 Westway down
through Earls Court and over Battersea Bridge without charge. Should
make Earls Court Road even worse!

That's what Kensington&Chelsea think too, links to PDFs off
www.rnkc.gov.uk where it's simply referred to as "ECOWS" (EarlsCt
one-way system). They've been having a right old ding with the
chiseling.. sorry mayor on cameras and ping-pong about if the zone is
good or bad for business. ECOWS was apparently a temporary scheme
until the various now-cancelled motorways came into play, it's been
"temporary" for a long time now and RBKC would like to undo the
one-way setup to restore the area to a civilisation. Doesn't fit the
mayor's revenue needs though.

Fact is the extension is not going to cover a congested area with
exception of specific streets; it may add to congestion as people
entitled to reductions per week minimum make most use of that. But as
it's a revenue scheme for bonds it has some merit despite the
misleading terminology.

*some* merit, as I'd prefer the Madrid or Apeldoorn methods: close off
streets to locals or access only, none of this 50mil quid malarky to
make 100mil with Big Brother overtones. Or should we just get Polish
car reg numbers and be done with the hassle?!

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Maybe Ken will stay in China, a country whose style of "democracy" he
clearly appreciates.

Anyone who knows anything about Kensington & Chelsea (to say nothing of
those of us living just outside the Western extension zone in Fulham)
will know the massive opposition that was shown in the response to all
of the consultation, questionnaires, etc., all of which was dismissed
at a sweep by Ken as "well they would say that wouldn't they" thus
making our views wholly irrelevant. I am sure that his new-found
Chinese friends would totally endorse that type of democratic
conclusion.

Marc.

On 10 Apr 2006 16:33:08 -0700, "
wrote:

Maybe Ken will stay in China, a country whose style of "democracy" he
clearly appreciates.
He has shown his spots there but voters were given poor choices in the
last 2 elections. Just as with France, voting for the least worst
candidate (gawd help us) is taken as 100% support for the least
worst's policies - straight hijacking if ever I saw it. No wonder the
non-vote is a growing movement.

If only we could let any old fool in but then limit their power with
referendums etc. Have yer Kengestion charge but voters decide it's 10p
a day. See how well Crapita do on that budget.

Anyone who knows anything about Kensington & Chelsea (to say nothing of
those of us living just outside the Western extension zone in Fulham)
will know the massive opposition that was shown in the response to all
of the consultation, questionnaires, etc., all of which was dismissed
at a sweep by Ken as "well they would say that wouldn't they" ...

You paint too rosy a picture! He fired up both nostrils to say he had
to do all that consulting but what passes for his mind was already
made up. His Prince Phillip imitations are going to sink the whole
mayor setup no matter how occasionally an outpouring might make sense.

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