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Hopefully Khan's swansong

I can understand him wanting to pull one over on a Tory controlled council but this is daft even by his standards - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-oxford-street-pedestrianisation-city-hall-westminster-b1195682.html. Presumably we are paying for the staff he's after through our council taxes? Meanwhile my road is still upswept after almost a year.

peter king ● 190d10 Comments

John Lewis at either Brent Cross or High Wycombe is SO much nicer, Calm and unrushed.

N V Brooks ● 187d

Nobody drives to Oxford Street, other than buses, cabs and the high net worth individuals who live thereabouts. Most Londoners get there on public transport, although it’s not really a great shopping destination these days. Apart from Selfridges and John Lewis there’s not much to attract non tourists.Pedestrianising it won’t affect anyone in Ealing, unless they run deliveries there or drive a cab. It’s just another virtue signal from a mayor of rapidly diminishing credibility.Has anyone else noticed that Khan has stopped bleating about the half a billion quid he insisted TfL needed just to survive? He’s taken half of that from the new government and not complained at all. The economic situation is no different (despite the fictional £22bn black hole). He was just using London’s transport network as a political football.

Simon Hayes ● 187d

I occasionally stop by Oxford Street on the way home, or if I'm in the area already (Soho, Piccadilly Circus). I would agree it's not my favourite shopping street, but there are a number of shops there I like and are useful (John Lewis, various clothes shops). I've actually popped up there for something specific on Christmas Eve morning once because it's quicker than going to Westfield.Not many tourists drive when they visit another city, so not sure they'd miss the traffic going down the middle. It's so well connected.

Dominik Klimowski ● 187d

Hardly anyone's favourite shopping street, pedestrianised or not. Leave it for the tourists.

N V Brooks ● 187d

Your favourite shopping street is.... pedestrianised! :D

Paul James ● 188d

I voted against having a mayor back in the late 90s and I have to agree that the 3 we've had so far have been pretty bad.

Susan Kelly ● 188d

Couldn't agree more N V Brooks.London does not need a Mayor, they have all been very politically biased, useless and a very expensive layer of wholly unnecessary "management."And Khan takes the biscuit for the most incompetent of the lot.He's really got to grips with knife crime and muggings hasn't he.    🤣

Rosco White ● 188d

Since the rôle was reintroduced in 2000 London has not had a single mayor worthy of the title. Khan, who has failed on all objective measures, continues that sad tradition.

N V Brooks ● 188d

Abolishing because you don't like the winner? Nice respect for democracy there.

Kevin Wilson ● 188d

That post (mayor)& TfL need abolishing.He’s a complete liar, hates cars, but the hypocrite Sean’s about in a chauffeur driven Range Rover.His pay per mile he lieingly denied trying to set up, apparently WAS put in place.As for Oxford Street, where does traffic go?

Peter Yale ● 189d