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Post by northlondon83 on Aug 17, 2023 2:23:12 GMT
Don't think it will, when the election comes around the ULEZ will already be implemented. People that will need a new car will have scrapped their old one and even if the ULEZ is reversed we aren't going to have an influx of people rushing to be 02reg cars all of a sudden. Think Khan will get another victory here. The Tories messed up by choosing an unknown candidate and really should have gone with a big name. Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket Agreed, the cost of living crisis, whilst more of a national issue will still affect people negatively in London as a result of ULEZ.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 17, 2023 7:07:50 GMT
Don't think it will, when the election comes around the ULEZ will already be implemented. People that will need a new car will have scrapped their old one and even if the ULEZ is reversed we aren't going to have an influx of people rushing to be 02reg cars all of a sudden. Think Khan will get another victory here. The Tories messed up by choosing an unknown candidate and really should have gone with a big name. Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket It doesn't matter if you're outspoken, if you ask the general public who she is right now then they won't know. Khan, Johnson and Livingstone were all known before they were even announced as candidates. The strongest contender since Boris was Zac Goldsmith since everyone knew him when he ran for the position too. Not to mention ULEZ is being blown out of proportion as well. It cost Labour the Uxbridge seat, however resulted in a loss of a couple of hundred for Labour and many thousands for the Tories. The Tories were still the biggest loser in terms of figures. The state of the economy is more of a Tory problem than it is a Labour problem. Then you have the higher population density in Inner London. The ULEZ hasn't affected the huge populations in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Southwark etc. We are really only looking at Bromley and probably Havering being problem areas. If we are to look at the Uxbridge result then it points very favourably to Labour seeing as they heavily increased vote share there and didn't lose any.
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Post by northlondon83 on Aug 17, 2023 7:13:50 GMT
Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket It doesn't matter if you're outspoken, if you ask the general public who she is right now then they won't know. Khan, Johnson and Livingstone were all known before they were even announced as candidates. The strongest contender since Boris was Zac Goldsmith since everyone knew him when he ran for the position too. Not to mention ULEZ is being blown out of proportion as well. It cost Labour the Uxbridge seat, however resulted in a loss of a couple of hundred for Labour and many thousands for the Tories. The Tories were still the biggest loser in terms of figures. The state of the economy is more of a Tory problem than it is a Labour problem. Then you have the higher population density in Inner London. The ULEZ hasn't affected the huge populations in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Southwark etc. We are really only looking at Bromley and probably Havering being problem areas. If we are to look at the Uxbridge result then it points very favourably to Labour seeing as they heavily increased vote share there and didn't lose any. Think you're forgetting about Richmond, Kingston and Sutton, key Lib Dem areas in London. Labour will struggle to make gains there too.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 17, 2023 7:15:20 GMT
It doesn't matter if you're outspoken, if you ask the general public who she is right now then they won't know. Khan, Johnson and Livingstone were all known before they were even announced as candidates. The strongest contender since Boris was Zac Goldsmith since everyone knew him when he ran for the position too. Not to mention ULEZ is being blown out of proportion as well. It cost Labour the Uxbridge seat, however resulted in a loss of a couple of hundred for Labour and many thousands for the Tories. The Tories were still the biggest loser in terms of figures. The state of the economy is more of a Tory problem than it is a Labour problem. Then you have the higher population density in Inner London. The ULEZ hasn't affected the huge populations in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Southwark etc. We are really only looking at Bromley and probably Havering being problem areas. If we are to look at the Uxbridge result then it points very favourably to Labour seeing as they heavily increased vote share there and didn't lose any. Think you're forgetting about Richmond, Kingston and Sutton, key Lib Dem areas in London. Labour will struggle to make gains there too. As you said they're Lib Dem areas, chances are they'll vote Lib Dem so wouldn't be a huge threat to Labour at all. Remember it's first past the post now so a vote for the Lib Dems could effectively become a vote wasted.
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Post by ronnie on Aug 17, 2023 8:23:54 GMT
Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket Agreed, the cost of living crisis, whilst more of a national issue will still affect people negatively in London as a result of ULEZ. Don’t forget the toll which will be imposed on the Blackwall tunnel (and Silvertown tunnel) from 2025. If I were a Tory candidate I would drum it up a huge lot in Greenwich, bexley, tower hamlets and newham and chip away at Labour votes
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Post by greenboy on Aug 17, 2023 8:45:03 GMT
Agreed, the cost of living crisis, whilst more of a national issue will still affect people negatively in London as a result of ULEZ. Don’t forget the toll which will be imposed on the Blackwall tunnel (and Silvertown tunnel) from 2025. If I were a Tory candidate I would drum it up a huge lot in Greenwich, bexley, tower hamlets and newham and chip away at Labour votes A lot of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the plan to impose tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel.
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Post by ronnie on Aug 17, 2023 13:13:18 GMT
Don’t forget the toll which will be imposed on the Blackwall tunnel (and Silvertown tunnel) from 2025. If I were a Tory candidate I would drum it up a huge lot in Greenwich, bexley, tower hamlets and newham and chip away at Labour votes A lot of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the plan to impose tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. Well they are in for a nasty surprise if they are all supporting sadiq khan blindly so far It has been under publicised for obvious reasons but there have been a couple of press articles recently and reaction has been acerbic to put it mildly. This won’t go down well north or south of the river, especially when our man has refused to support tolls on the Hammersmith bridge!
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Post by mkay315 on Aug 17, 2023 14:27:01 GMT
Don’t forget the toll which will be imposed on the Blackwall tunnel (and Silvertown tunnel) from 2025. If I were a Tory candidate I would drum it up a huge lot in Greenwich, bexley, tower hamlets and newham and chip away at Labour votes A lot of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the plan to impose tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. I've been saying this on here a few times.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 19, 2023 11:33:22 GMT
Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket It doesn't matter if you're outspoken, if you ask the general public who she is right now then they won't know. Khan, Johnson and Livingstone were all known before they were even announced as candidates. The strongest contender since Boris was Zac Goldsmith since everyone knew him when he ran for the position too. Not to mention ULEZ is being blown out of proportion as well. It cost Labour the Uxbridge seat, however resulted in a loss of a couple of hundred for Labour and many thousands for the Tories. The Tories were still the biggest loser in terms of figures. The state of the economy is more of a Tory problem than it is a Labour problem. Then you have the higher population density in Inner London. The ULEZ hasn't affected the huge populations in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Southwark etc. We are really only looking at Bromley and probably Havering being problem areas. If we are to look at the Uxbridge result then it points very favourably to Labour seeing as they heavily increased vote share there and didn't lose any. Funny you mention Zac Goldsmith, I did not know him until he run for the election.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 19, 2023 11:37:29 GMT
Don’t forget the toll which will be imposed on the Blackwall tunnel (and Silvertown tunnel) from 2025. If I were a Tory candidate I would drum it up a huge lot in Greenwich, bexley, tower hamlets and newham and chip away at Labour votes A lot of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the plan to impose tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. I thought it was common knowledge that it would be tolled.
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Post by mkay315 on Aug 19, 2023 14:46:49 GMT
A lot of people seem to be blissfully unaware of the plan to impose tolls on the Blackwall Tunnel. I thought it was common knowledge that it would be tolled. You'd be surprised by how many people still don't know this.
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 27, 2023 8:10:36 GMT
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Post by mkay315 on Aug 27, 2023 8:55:19 GMT
All I can say is IT'S ABOUT DXMN TIME!!!!!!
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Post by rif153 on Aug 27, 2023 11:40:04 GMT
Scandalous that people in Mid Bedfordshire have been unpresented and in limbo for nearly three months, at least she's finally gone.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 27, 2023 12:25:04 GMT
I wonder whether the by-election will be on the same day as Rutherglen?
I have seen mixed reports as to whether Labour or the LibDems are runners-up in Mid Beds.
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