News Round-Up
10 January 2025
Britain “Came Within Whisker of Blackouts” Yesterday
9 January 2025
by Will Jones
Labour’s War Against the Past
9 January 2025
Millions of drivers are in danger of being hit by a new pay-per-mile road tax under Labour plans that are already being worked on by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has proposed to use Ulez cameras to enforce it.
Nearly nine out of 10 Ulez cameras have been vandalised in southeast London, according to an analysis of crowd-sourced data. A total of 500 are reported as out of action as the expansion date looms.
The Mail has compiled a list of the dizzying array of charges, tolls and fines that motorists risk facing when driving in London.
Alex Kriel has dug into the figures produced by the Mayor of London to justify the Ulez expansion and found they predict it will cut air pollution by just 1.5% while taking no account of the harms from loss of income.
Canary Wharf, London's bold 1990s financial district, is in decline. But why are we surprised when the Left-wing councils surrounding it have been allowed to strangle it, says J. Sorel.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backtracked on his criticism of the Ulez emissions scheme on Friday as he claimed Sadiq Khan has “no choice” but to expand it in London.
Hundreds of millions in Ulez fines are going unpaid as drivers revolt over the controversial charge, leaving the scheme owed more than it has raised and casting doubt over its expansion.
A motorcyclist in a hurry refused to be held up by Just Stop Oil's rush-hour slow march in the capital by ploughing throw the protesters' banner before tossing it on the ground as he rode away.
Organised groups are sabotaging and stealing cameras being installed across London to enforce the expansion of Ulez charges in the latest example of grassroots resistance to the anti-car policy.
Footage released by the London Fire Brigade shows the moment yet another e-bike spontaneously catches fire and explodes in a London block of flats.
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