The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has insisted he has a mandate from Londoners to expand the city's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) despite not including the move in his 2020 manifesto. In a clash with Conservative assembly members on the issue during Mayor's Question Time at City Hall this morning, (Thursday, June 22), Mr Khan was also accused of "rushing" the policy through before the next mayoral election in May 2024, and not wanting to give Londoners a say.
Often when this comes up, you'll see someone pop up with something like "I need my van for my work, there is no way I can get another van", and you feel a bit sorry for them.
Then you go for a walk, get smogged by some ratty old transit pulling away from the lights, and remember why this is being done.