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Post by M***@dastardlyhq.comOn Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:53:39 +0100
Post by Ian JacksonPost by M***@dastardlyhq.comFinally got around to watching a C5 program about the state of britains
railways. One section was measuring pollution on the tube. The pm2.5 levels
were 32x higher ion one part of the victoria line than the WHO recommended
amount.
I wonder why we haven't seen Ickle Sadiq commenting on that when he talks
about
Post by M***@dastardlyhq.comhow air pollution and his amazing ULEZ.
One of the London mayoral candidates, if elected, promises to scrap ULEZ
(maybe only the extended part?). Apparently measurements indicate a
significant reduction in pollution (which will justify its
implementation), but are not being released until after the elections.
Its a win-win for Sadiq as older more polluting cars are naturally disappearing
from the roads anyway with diesel numbers plummeting so even if the ULEZ hasn't
actually done much it'll look like it has.
I wonder what they are going to tax when essentially every vehicle is
compliant?
Post by M***@dastardlyhq.comThe thing that pisses me off is he bangs on about air pollution but when anyone
mentions the horrendous air pollution in the tube - so bad you can actually
see the haze in the lights of the trains on some deep level lines - he just
gives some stock response and bats the question away.
Before the expansion of ULEZ, one of the pollution websites usually
rated most of Greater London as '2' (with, on some days, a very
occasional '3' where you might sometimes expect it to be a bit higher -
eg under he flightpaths for Heathrow). However, most of the rest of the
UK was also usually '2' - even the outer Hebrides and Shetland.
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Ian
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