Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
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A good and politically astute move. Perhaps even belated given what happened in .

Sadiq Khan expands London Ulez grant and scrappage scheme

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a

> Capital’s mayor moves to reduce political fallout over scheme’s extension after Tory byelection win in Uxbridge

#Uxbridge #ukpolitics #ulez #mayoroflondon #sadiqkhan

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Gabriele Pollara · @gpollara
1004 followers · 3195 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

A good and politically astute move. Perhaps even belated given what happened in .

Sadiq Khan expands London Ulez grant and scrappage scheme

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a

> Capital’s mayor moves to reduce political fallout over scheme’s extension after Tory byelection win in Uxbridge

#Uxbridge #ukpolitics #ulez #mayoroflondon #sadiqkhan

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
297 followers · 10957 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.ca
hesgen · @hesgen
588 followers · 2947 posts · Server mstdn.media

Susan Hall will be the next Conservative non-Mayor of London - official.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lond

#mayoroflondon #conservatives #susanhall

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Donald Roy · @djr
97 followers · 2295 posts · Server union.place

@fkamiah17

Not a good idea to annoy the ! Mind you it does make a change from them (CCHQ) shortlisting a candidate for with - it seems - an idiosyncratic notion of what a "hands on" approach was supposed to mean!

#serjeantatarms #mayoroflondon

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Donald Roy · @djr
97 followers · 2170 posts · Server union.place

@megmac

In central there appears to be a swath of planning applications to convert the more marginal commercial real estate to mixed and/or other use. This seems a logical response and may well find favour with both the relevant and the - since May 2022 just one there remains !

#london #boroughs #mayoroflondon #localcouncil #conservative

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Donald Roy · @djr
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@gabrielesvelto

A slight trace of the connection in may have been present in the opposition to the selection of as candidate for in 2015.

#berlusconi #labour #sadiqkhan #mayoroflondon

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hesgen · @hesgen
522 followers · 2163 posts · Server mstdn.media
Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Donald Roy · @djr
73 followers · 1447 posts · Server union.place

A note of caution!

Experience shows that a journalist/presenter with a consistent record of lying - and being dismissed for doing so - may manage nonetheless to have a highly successful career albeit to the serious detriment of wider society.

It is not so long ago that an individual with such a record managed to be elected twice and go on later to be

The world is still coming to terms with the legacy of

#mayoroflondon #primeminister #borisjohnson

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Donald Roy · @djr
68 followers · 1359 posts · Server union.place

@CloudyMrs @helenczerski

has been rather well funded historically by since the days of the dreadful so not really analogous. has had a really poor deal - agreed to by the previous - but is being funded by a sharp rise in the for levied across . to considerable but has come at rather a stiff price.

#westminster #centralgovernment #ladyporter #transportforlondon #mayoroflondon #borisjohnson #precept #counciltax #london #devolution

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Donald Roy · @djr
68 followers · 1359 posts · Server union.place

@CloudyMrs @helenczerski

Not sure but I suspect that the fact there is only council left in the entire area of the former area may have something to do with it - and of course the has been since 2016 - which must help.

#uktory #lcc #mayoroflondon #labour

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Donald Roy · @djr
62 followers · 1268 posts · Server union.place

@GeorgeAylett

What is more the processes that led to the initial choice of to stand for and to be leader of the were very much entwined. Neither was the candidate. The would have preferred others - someone linked indirectly to in the case of ! Both benefited from the surge in membership immediately after the #2015 .

#sadiqkhan #mayoroflondon #jeremycorbyn #labourparty #establishment #berlusconi #london #labour #generalelection

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Donald Roy · @djr
62 followers · 1268 posts · Server union.place

@GeorgeAylett
Except that is in a very much stronger position than the unfortunate Frank Dobson ever was.

in chose him through an entirely reputable process. He has served as for seven years already.

And just look at his enemies - not just the but also

It would take a major splintering of the left of centre vote for him to be defeated by a

Yet standing could cause just that.

#sadiqkhan #labour #london #mayoroflondon #conservatives #trump #conservative #corbyn

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Donald Roy · @djr
62 followers · 1268 posts · Server union.place

@GeorgeAylett
Taking down a successful in order to spite other people - some of whom almost certainly wanted a very different candidate the first time round ((in 2015/2016) - would be worse than unjust. It is likely to be highly counter-productive as well.

#labour #mayoroflondon

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Donald Roy · @djr
62 followers · 1268 posts · Server union.place

@GeorgeAylett
This has to be a seriously bad idea! The most likely consequence would be the election of a next year in place of given that the have abolished the in favour of for

This looks like a combination of kicking the unfortunate cat in lieu of anyone else and cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.

Millions of Londoners do not deserve any of this!

#conservative #mayoroflondon #sadiqkhan #conservatives #supplementaryvote #firstpastthepost #elected #mayors

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Donald Roy · @djr
61 followers · 1236 posts · Server union.place

@ERDonnachie

Do not forget who paved the way by being elected in May 2016!

There is a tale to be told in time of the many obstacles that had to be overcome - including within the - but not perhaps in the run up to rather important !

#sadiqkhan #mayoroflondon #labourparty #localelections

Last updated 2 years ago

Maxelcat · @maxelcat
7 followers · 28 posts · Server masto.nu

Please someone make saddiq Khan stop.

#mayoroflondon

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