The conversation around the Uxbridge by-election result is ridiculous. A safe Tory seat, held by a previous PM, was retained with the paltry, embarrassing majority of 495 votes, after a recount. That result was neither a win for the Tories, who scraped through, nor an outright loss for Labour, who very nearly won.
So, the debate about Ulez insults us all. A debate about air quality should not be hijacked by political interests. Poor air quality impacts negatively on people’s health, so impacts on employment levels and, of course, impacts on our NHS. All of this has serious economic consequences. We should all support Ulez and politicians should find a way to ameliorate Sadiq Khan’s implementation of this scheme.
Beryl Wall
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