markeh

Just read an interesting story on BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4400093.stm


London workers living in poverty

One in seven Londoners is paid wages which are below the poverty threshold, according to a study.


Now I wonder why people are migrating to oz

Bye
Mark

Billabong

As a balance to that story it's probably the same scenario for people living anywhere near Sydney!!

Flying Banana

Shows the newt king up as a total hypocrite, at the moment those on these low incomes are working an hour (soon to be an hour and a half) a day to pay the congestion charge just to get to work. If he was really concerned he would introduce a tiered charge giving those on lower incomes a reduction and nailing company directors and 4x4s for whom £5 or even £8 is loose change. After all those on low incomes are more likely to work in jobs such as cleaning etc where they are required to work odd hours and for whom public transport just isnt a viable option.

Saw an article online yesterday that some think tank are recommending congestion charging being applied to the whole area inside the M25, looks like Bliar's dream of satellite based road charging UK wide isn't that far away.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04...ngestion_zone/

Also showing they couldn't organise a p**s up in a brewery:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congestion...424942,00.html
Congestion charge operator makes £148m

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congestion...433229,00.html
Congestion charge firm fined £3.7m

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congestion...450713,00.html
Livingstone to raise congestion charge to £8

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10...on_mayors_car/
Report slams London Mayor's car charge zone contract