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Post by southlondon413 on Sept 18, 2021 9:01:30 GMT
God forbid he’s still in office then. By that point we’ll be at one bus an hour per route and it will be the hunger games just to get on. But in all seriousness I don’t think London can take another round of media star Sadiq Kahns leadership. Still searching for actual effective transformative policy 5 years after he was first elected. The "son of a bus driver" I prefer to call an occasional table, because it ends up being him doing nothing for a good chunk of time, but then when he does something it's of little to no use. Without being able to fully psychoanalysis Kahn I would guess he has some serious daddy issues if he say he’s a son of bus driver, proven fact not opinion, then drive a metaphorical sledgehammer through the industry that supported his siblings and parents for so many years. Yes, some will say he probably has little to do with the decisions but as the head of TfL he would be fully aware and conscious of every move it makes.
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Sept 18, 2021 9:09:22 GMT
The "son of a bus driver" I prefer to call an occasional table, because it ends up being him doing nothing for a good chunk of time, but then when he does something it's of little to no use. Without being able to fully psychoanalysis Kahn I would guess he has some serious daddy issues if he say he’s a son of bus driver, proven fact not opinion, then drive a metaphorical sledgehammer through the industry that supported his siblings and parents for so many years. Yes, some will say he probably has little to do with the decisions but as the head of TfL he would be fully aware and conscious of every move it makes. His father only drove the 44 for 1 year, I've heard.
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Post by wirewiper on Sept 18, 2021 9:17:02 GMT
The "son of a bus driver" I prefer to call an occasional table, because it ends up being him doing nothing for a good chunk of time, but then when he does something it's of little to no use. Without being able to fully psychoanalysis Kahn I would guess he has some serious daddy issues if he say he’s a son of bus driver, proven fact not opinion, then drive a metaphorical sledgehammer through the industry that supported his siblings and parents for so many years. Yes, some will say he probably has little to do with the decisions but as the head of TfL he would be fully aware and conscious of every move it makes. Has the collapse in passenger numbers, and therefore revenue, due to the Government's instructions to stay at home and the Government's requirement that around 4% of bus mileage be cut in exchange for bailout money, got nothing to do with it? There's no need to psychoanalyse to reach a diagnosis of pragmatic.
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Post by southlondonbus on Sept 18, 2021 10:25:49 GMT
Without being able to fully psychoanalysis Kahn I would guess he has some serious daddy issues if he say he’s a son of bus driver, proven fact not opinion, then drive a metaphorical sledgehammer through the industry that supported his siblings and parents for so many years. Yes, some will say he probably has little to do with the decisions but as the head of TfL he would be fully aware and conscious of every move it makes. Has the collapse in passenger numbers, and therefore revenue, due to the Government's instructions to stay at home and the Government's requirement that around 4% of bus mileage be cut in exchange for bailout money, got nothing to do with it? There's no need to psychoanalyse to reach a diagnosis of pragmatic. Or even the drop on some central routes like the 73 long before the pandemic which was reported as having dropped by 14% in 2017 could also be a reason he hasn't been able to intervene that much.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Sept 18, 2021 16:58:35 GMT
Unless he stands down or is defeated in a future Mayoral election, he could still be in office by then. He is only 50 now. If he has announced an intention to stand down then I have missed that. There is a two term limit here, otherwise we may still have Boris in office now! Oh I'm surprised there is now a 2 term limit. There was no such limit initially, as Ken was allowed to stand for a 3rd term (although he was of course defeated).
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Sept 18, 2021 17:08:36 GMT
Unless he stands down or is defeated in a future Mayoral election, he could still be in office by then. He is only 50 now. If he has announced an intention to stand down then I have missed that. There is a two term limit here, otherwise we may still have Boris in office now! This is not true at all, there are no term limits. Boris stood down so he could get back into parliament. In theory we could even still have Ken Livingstone now if the election in 08 played out differently.
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Post by vjaska on Sept 18, 2021 17:18:59 GMT
There is a two term limit here, otherwise we may still have Boris in office now! This is not true at all, there are no term limits. Boris stood down so he could get back into parliament. In theory we could even still have Ken Livingstone now if the election in 08 played out differently. Exactly, too many on here posting stuff as factual when it isn’t lately. There is nothing wrong with posting something and explicitly stating your not sure instead
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Post by southlondon413 on Sept 18, 2021 17:34:40 GMT
This is not true at all, there are no term limits. Boris stood down so he could get back into parliament. In theory we could even still have Ken Livingstone now if the election in 08 played out differently. Exactly, too many on here posting stuff as factual when it isn’t lately. There is nothing wrong with posting something and explicitly stating your not sure instead I thought everyone knew there were no term limits. The UK is one of a few countries in Europe that doesn’t have set term limits for leading politicians including the Prime Minister.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2021 19:06:53 GMT
Exactly, too many on here posting stuff as factual when it isn’t lately. There is nothing wrong with posting something and explicitly stating your not sure instead I thought everyone knew there were no term limits. The UK is one of a few countries in Europe that doesn’t have set term limits for leading politicians including the Prime Minister. Agreed, was never aware of this.
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Post by ServerKing on Oct 9, 2021 16:00:01 GMT
Exactly, too many on here posting stuff as factual when it isn’t lately. There is nothing wrong with posting something and explicitly stating your not sure instead I thought everyone knew there were no term limits. The UK is one of a few countries in Europe that doesn’t have set term limits for leading politicians including the Prime Minister. If we had term limits for monarchs, Charles could be on the throne or even Andrew I don't know how the thread has drifted from new buses to this subject, but from a personal observation from walking around the City (Cannon Street, Bank, Fenchurch Street, Moorgate) the place is dead, and most of the buses are carrying oxygen. A lot work from home, with most offices at 50% capacity or below. With popularity of Uber etc., people are steering away from the bus also due to spread of the virus in enclosed spaces. Also Sadiq killed road speeds and increased congestion, so buses are too slow for most. I think most people would come to their offices 2 days a week max, hence the deserted streets. New electrics, or Smart Hybrids should replace the conventional diesels in outer London IMHO
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Post by Busboy105 on Oct 9, 2021 18:27:08 GMT
I thought everyone knew there were no term limits. The UK is one of a few countries in Europe that doesn’t have set term limits for leading politicians including the Prime Minister. If we had term limits for monarchs, Charles could be on the throne or even Andrew I don't know how the thread has drifted from new buses to this subject, but from a personal observation from walking around the City (Cannon Street, Bank, Fenchurch Street, Moorgate) the place is dead, and most of the buses are carrying oxygen. A lot work from home, with most offices at 50% capacity or below. With popularity of Uber etc., people are steering away from the bus also due to spread of the virus in enclosed spaces. Also Sadiq killed road speeds and increased congestion, so buses are too slow for most. I think most people would come to their offices 2 days a week max, hence the deserted streets. New electrics, or Smart Hybrids should replace the conventional diesels in outer London IMHO New hybrids days are over sadly
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Oct 9, 2021 22:12:08 GMT
If we had term limits for monarchs, Charles could be on the throne or even Andrew I don't know how the thread has drifted from new buses to this subject, but from a personal observation from walking around the City (Cannon Street, Bank, Fenchurch Street, Moorgate) the place is dead, and most of the buses are carrying oxygen. A lot work from home, with most offices at 50% capacity or below. With popularity of Uber etc., people are steering away from the bus also due to spread of the virus in enclosed spaces. Also Sadiq killed road speeds and increased congestion, so buses are too slow for most. I think most people would come to their offices 2 days a week max, hence the deserted streets. New electrics, or Smart Hybrids should replace the conventional diesels in outer London IMHO New hybrids days are over sadly I don't think any operator outside London is purchasing or ordering hybrids either.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Oct 30, 2021 9:46:38 GMT
The "son of a bus driver" I prefer to call an occasional table, because it ends up being him doing nothing for a good chunk of time, but then when he does something it's of little to no use. Without being able to fully psychoanalysis Kahn I would guess he has some serious daddy issues if he say he’s a son of bus driver, proven fact not opinion, then drive a metaphorical sledgehammer through the industry that supported his siblings and parents for so many years. Yes, some will say he probably has little to do with the decisions but as the head of TfL he would be fully aware and conscious of every move it makes. Well no, because his dad was not even a bus driver for a year. It is ridiculous that he keeps on going on about this, to portray the working class image. Funny how he never mentions how his dad had his own shop, maybe it would reek middle class and would not fit in line with his portrayl.
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Post by snowman on Nov 8, 2021 13:23:54 GMT
There is a Twitter picture from ADL on 5th November at Falkirk factory with Secretary of State for International Trade GoAhead EP1 and Stagecoach 14152 are clearly visible GoAhead have a bus driver vacancies message on back of EP1 (I wonder if anyone at Falkirk factory has applied) twitter.com/ADLbus
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Post by southlondon413 on Nov 8, 2021 13:54:03 GMT
There is a Twitter picture from ADL on 5th November at Falkirk factory with Secretary of State for International Trade GoAhead EP1 and Stagecoach 14152 are clearly visible GoAhead have a bus driver vacancies message on back of EP1 (I wonder if anyone at Falkirk factory has applied) twitter.com/ADLbusThose photos also seem to confirm that the removal of the middle seat on the back row is standard on the E400EV design now and not just a TfL specification.
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