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THE MAYOR MUST COME CLEAN WITH LONDONERS … Since deciding to expand ULEZ in
November 2022, Mayor Khan has rigidly parroted that it’s all about air
quality and ‘London’s toxic air’. He is far from convincing. ·
Mayor Khan regularly quotes figures like ‘4,000 lives
lost’ per year. ·
The GLA has admitted
that the contrived ‘deaths’ figure was ‘not real people’, just playing with statistics.
·
Cambridge University statisticians critically
reviewed the numbers in detail. Professor Tony Frew pf the University of
Brighton described
the deaths as a ‘Zombie’ statistic that refuses to die. He gave an interview
to TalkRadio. ·
Professor Frew is also on the YouTube feature -
“Mayor Khan manipulating the air pollution figures!!”.
He made several relevant points, describing air pollution as having “a very
small impact on everyone, maybe 3 days off everyone’s life. ·
If all transport (trains as well as cars) were banned,
it would remove only 1/7 of the emissions. If all transport except bicycles
were banned, about a month (20-40 days) could be gained for those living to
80+. At best, if you removed all pollution from all sources, it could add
maybe 6-9 months. However this would mean no building sites, no power
stations, etc – and it would be too cold to live in the UK. |
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EXPERIENCE
ABROAD AND INDOOR COMPARISONS ·
Data from
California indicate that there is not any association between particulates
and death. ·
Extensive research
in the USA shows that indoor
air can be up to 100 times more ‘toxic’ than outdoors. This is mirrored by a survey
of four UK households, illustrating that outdoor air quality is over three
times better than indoors. ·
The causes of asthma are not fully understood, and there
seems to be genetic factors. However: “There is no correlation between levels of
vehicle emissions and asthma incidence.” - Dr
Kenneth Calman, Government Chief Medical Officer, article
exploring the causes. ·
Asthma symptoms
could have several
‘triggers’: hot and cold weather, sudden changes in
temperature, thunderstorms; colds, flu
and viruses; pollution such as cigarette smoke; dust mites, pet hair, exercise*,
female hormones, sexual activity, emotions, stress, alcohol, Valium,
recreational drugs; scented products like perfume, aftershave, scented
candles or oils; latex; food sensitivities (e.g. sulphites, histamines) and
(for a small minority) food allergens are gluten (from wheat and cereal
products), shellfish, eggs, milk, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, and soya. |
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‘LONDON’S TOXIC MAYOR’ IS ALL HOT AIR ·
The virtue-signalling Mayor is a hypocrite. ·
While wanting to tax our ‘emissions’, he
regularly lets off lavish fireworks displays when
it suits him. ·
He and his advisers have frequently flown. ·
He has been
enthusiastic about visiting cannabis farms in California, which would hardly
be great for air quality if replicated over here. ·
He has
tried to push more people to use the tube for money reasons, even though the air quality is better at
street level.. *Ironically Transport for London are always recommending exercise, such as cycling and
walking! It’s funny that if London’s air is so filthy/toxic (as the Mayor
claims), why is he always urging people to walk and cycle in it?
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The Alliance of
British Drivers is pleased to be part of the public backlash against the Mayor’s money-raking proposals. ABD is liaising with
campaign networks in and out of London to wield the technical and legal arguments against ULEZ. Please help spread the
word and - better still - actively support us. We’re calling for a fairer deal for
drivers who already pay billions a year in taxes.
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