Autoblog

Dazza @ Mar 11th 2008 1:43PM

London has never seen the kind of commercial growth since WW2 as it has under Ken Livingstone over the past eight years. Canary Wharf, for example has been the fastest-growing commercial district in the world. Had this have been right-wing Tory rule, we would have had massively higher fuel accelerator taxes instead with no credible attempts made on cutting the billions that traffic congestion costs the UK economy. Furthermore, we wouldn't have seen London's skyline or infrastructure brought bang up to date either.

Ken's substantial input into the successful Olympic bid also means that London can enjoy many economic knock-on effects from that one event too.

Thankfully there's a system in place which penalises those who choose to buy cars which emit the most emissions. If you can afford such cars - and I say this as a hardcore car enthusiast - then you should pay for the pollution you contribute. That way we can all enjoy our cars for a great deal longer than under an inept, short-sighted and selfish "free for all" system.