Boris the Slasher
Boris Johnson has just dramatically cut London’s future transport plans. And he’s also announced that the fares Londoners pay will be going up.
Boris is cutting a whole raft of projects:
the Thames Gateway Bridge
the Cross River Tram (Euston to Waterloo – two very badly served termini)
extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Dagenham
tram extension to from Crystal Palace to Croydon
the Oxford Street tram
plans for bus routes on two new estates in East London.
At the same time he’s said fares will rise by 1% more than inflation. That basically means 6% or more for next year, I’d reckon.
To be fair Boris does …read more
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