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Old February 28th 08, 12:00 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Mayoral Manifesto from London Travel Watch

On 28 Feb, 12:33, Old Central wrote:
Oops, agreed - but doesn't answer what are the paid?


GBP2,800 unless they have particular specialist transport skills in
which case up to GBP7,000: http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/tr...c07/item07.pdf

Google is a fine thing, you know...

AFAICS they act like a local councillor would but does anyone vote for
them?

Remember we are considering the nature of a document that has been
produced for us.


They're appointed by GLA members - so not directly voted for, but
they're chosen by our elected representatives (the GLA has 9 Tories, 7
Labour, 2 Greens and 2 "One London" ex-UKIPpers, in case you're
worried their nominees will be overly pro- or anti-Ken)

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