Well done to TfL for the news that a limited service “has resumed on a small number of bus routes including routes 16, 36, and 73 in central London” but from where I’m sitting it seems the capital has been badly let down by its boroughs.
Martin Hoscik
More powers for the Mayor
Lacking the eduction and housing provider remit of London’s last government means the Authority has little daily impact on most people’s lives. Yes, most Londoner’s know the Mayor runs the buses and the tubes but in a post devolution world it makes no sense for Ministers (often non-London MPs) to make decisions on London services.
I can’t get excited by the latest Boris ‘scandal’
I’m finding myself unmoved by the latest ‘Boris in trouble’ story. After past GLA expense rows, including multi-thousand pound taxi bills for Assembly Members and £30k trips to Cuba, Boris’s £2k on some hotel rooms is almost unworthy of notice or comment.
Music at City Hall
If Boris’s recycled musical instrument produces even one talented musician and one less dreamer determined to waste their life auditioning for reality TV it’ll be a more deserving legacy than removing the bendy part from buses.
Why reward early fine paying fare evaders?
I suspect like most fare paying passengers, I’m pretty supportive of TfL and Boris Johnson’s decision to increase penalties for fare dodgers but I’m a little less sure I agree with reducing penalties for those paying fines quickly.