In message , at 20:28:23 on
Sat, 12 Sep 2015, Paul Corfield remarked:
On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:23:23 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 01:30:32 on
Sat, 12 Sep 2015, Paul Corfield remarked:

There have been upmteen calls today on social media for Mr Khan to
somehow use Mr Wolmar's "talents" on transport matters.

Does he need it? Kahn was himself a transport minister under Brown,
having succeeded Lord Adonis.

Adonis was SoS wasn't he? Khan was never SoS.

Wikipedia says:

Minister of State for Transport
In office
8 June 2009 - 11 May 2010
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Preceded by The Lord Adonis
Succeeded by Theresa Villiers

But yes, Adonis was promoted to SoS in June 2009.

They both left post as a result of the 2010 election and were in
position for barely a year with there having been the usual procession
of Ministers who barely manage 24 months in post.

Kahn became the Shadow SoS.

To be frank we do not need a Mayor to be tinkering with organisational
structures. That will waste time and money.

I thought their job was to tinker (with hopefully a good result).

They should also explain how they can justify shovelling mountains of
cash to the TOCs to compensate for their lower revenues compared to
their franchise projections.

Is that the cap and collar arrangements? If so then the TOCs only agreed
to take on the franchise if that safety net was there.

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Roland Perry