"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:34:29 +0000 (UTC), d wrote:
Lots of noise and blocked traffic when I walked past yesterday in
Southwark.
Anyone know what they're protesting about this week? Is it Uber, fares, or
they just don't like TfL in general?
They want the world to stand still, for regulation to remain as it has
done since they gained their monopoly, for technological process to be
banned and for TfL to be their "bestest ever friend in the whole wide
world" so taxi drivers can not suffer the consequences that anyone
whose job or trade has been forcibly changed by progress has had to
do. In short TfL and the Mayor should do what the taxi drivers
f*ckin' tell them to do.
Ironic really when you consider the general political slant of many
taxi drivers. You'd imagine they'd be against protectionism, would
love innovation and would be swashbuckling supporters of competition.
I have a bit of sympathy for them but not engaging with the world as
it is rther than how they wish it was is a rather stupid approach to
take.
I agree
Arguing that they shouldn't have to compete with a competitor who structures
his business in a way that facilitates tax evasion (yes, I said evasion) is
one thing (not suggesting that Uber evades tax, but ISTM that the casual
relationship that they have with drivers enables them to do so, if they are
so minded)
Arguing that they shouldn't have to compete with a "technology" based
routeing system instead on having to do "the knowledge", is just plain
Ludditeism. It's for the customer to decide what system they prefer (and
are prepared to pay for), not the regulators.
tim