Failure is not inevitable. Elsewhere, effective transport networks are being delivered. We need that in our capital.
There is now ample evidence that lockdown has put rocket boosters under the trend for people to work from home.
A lack of accountability allowed a black hole to be created in Transport for London’s budget. Planning decisions are made in secret.
If the Mayor is incapable of doing his job, the Government will have to call in the inspectors to take charge.
Socialist hegemony in our capital can only be challenged if Conservatives are unapologetic in fighting the battle of ideas.
But after the waste, mismanagement, and broken promises of the Mayor, it is right that tough conditions are attached,
Closing 40 tube stations may give us a “nudge” to stay at home. But reducing the frequency of trains makes overcrowding worse.
It would require some tough decisions to pay for it – decisions I am ready to take: cutting budgets on marketing, staff, and union reps.
Many of those who self-identify as being on the Left also back key Conservative policies.
Most don’t even mention knife crime. Instead they boast of endorsements from far left groups.
We need to adapt to the changing circumstances. More of our support is coming from less affluent areas in the capital.
“I apologised immediately, …and I shouldn’t have said that,” he confesses after he is told he is not JFK, he is more Michael Palin.
Showing that the current Mayor is failing is not enough. A strong alternative must be put forward.
147 people were murdered in the capital last year, the highest level since 2008. There were three knife crime murders in Fulham last year, in my constituency.
I am troubled by signs coming from the UK-EU negotiations. We must not water down rights for those fleeing war, persecution and violence.