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London's Garden Bridge project officially abandoned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40921373 A £200m plan to build a bridge covered with trees across the River Thames in central London has officially been abandoned. The Garden Bridge Trust has announced that it is winding up the project due to a lack of support from the mayor. In April, Sadiq Khan said he would not provide the financial guarantee needed for planning permission. A review of the project said £37.4m had been spent and it would cost taxpayers £46.4m if it was cancelled. Since the mayor's decision, the trust has been looking at other funding options, including speaking to the government. It said that all potential benefactors and trustees decided the project could not happen without the support of the mayor. 'Sad day' In a letter to Mr Khan, the trust's chairman Lord Davies said: "We are incredibly sad that we have not been able to make the dream of the Garden Bridge a reality and that the mayor does not feel able to continue with the support he initially gave us." He said the trust had raised £70m of private money towards the project and had satisfied most of the planning permission conditions. |
Beware the wrath of La Lumley!
Some people have made a lot of money from this chimera.
There is a similarity between the name Lumley and the surname of Lyle Lanley, who sold a Monorail to Springfield in the Simpsons. |
I'm no fan of the Mayor, but I think he's made the right decision.
It's not his fault that all that money was spent for so little, but it would have been his fault if the scandal had been continued. |
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:23:56 +0100, Robin9
wrote: I'm no fan of the Mayor, but I think he's made the right decision. It's not his fault that all that money was spent for so little, but it would have been his fault if the scandal had been continued. A while back you converted me to your point of view on this one. We do not need the Mayor, or his bailiwick. |
I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best
an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. |
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Robin9 wrote:
I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. |
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:04:47 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote: Robin9 wrote: I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. I don't have a problem with a mayor per se, but I do have a problem with this particular major. He's a duplicitous little **** and I wouldn't trust him further than he could throw Ali Desai. -- Spud |
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On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 8:33:09 PM UTC+1, Clank wrote:
On 15.08.2017 7:00 PM, d wrote: On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:04:47 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Robin9 wrote: I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. I don't have a problem with a mayor per se, but I do have a problem with this particular major. He's a duplicitous little **** and I wouldn't trust him further than he could throw Ali Desai. To pick just a random person, right? You really are a horrible little (in every sense which matters, I have no doubt) racist. From the man who wants lots of "white", and only white, immigration to the UK. And, FWIW Mr. Dizaei is Persian, not Pakistani like Mr. Khan. |
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:28:53 -0000 (UTC)
Clank wrote: On 15.08.2017 7:00 PM, d wrote: On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:04:47 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Robin9 wrote: I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. I don't have a problem with a mayor per se, but I do have a problem with this particular major. He's a duplicitous little **** and I wouldn't trust him further than he could throw Ali Desai. To pick just a random person, right? Not random at all you stupid gimp - Khan worked on Desai's defense when he was a solicitor along with a host of other obnoxious individuals. He also actively persued the police for fatuous compensation claims and yet now he sits his scrawny arse in city hall, in charge of the Met. Why don't you try learning to use google. You really are a horrible little (in every sense which matters, I have no doubt) racist. LOL :) Thats the best you can come up with, seriously?! :) -- Spud |
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On 17.08.2017 10:14 AM, e27002 wrote:
On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 8:33:09 PM UTC+1, Clank wrote: On 15.08.2017 7:00 PM, d wrote: On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:04:47 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Robin9 wrote: I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. I don't have a problem with a mayor per se, but I do have a problem with this particular major. He's a duplicitous little **** and I wouldn't trust him further than he could throw Ali Desai. To pick just a random person, right? You really are a horrible little (in every sense which matters, I have no doubt) racist. From the man who wants lots of "white", and only white, immigration to the UK. And, FWIW Mr. Dizaei is Persian, not Pakistani like Mr. Khan. What? The only restriction on UK immigration I'd place is that you should never be allowed back under any circumstances. |
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On Monday, 14 August 2017 13:08:32 UTC+1, Recliner wrote:
London's Garden Bridge project officially abandoned http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40921373 A £200m plan to build a bridge covered with trees across the River Thames in central London has officially been abandoned. An excellent decision and long overdue. The only good bit of news in a never ending cycle of gloom and dispair. The whole thing is a scandal if you've followed the so called procurement and financial approval process within TfL. We don't need another Heatherwick disaster inflicted on this city nor yet more privatised space which has a direct, never ending and uncapped draw on public funds. Now we need to pursue the Trust, its supporters and the former Mayor for the return of £40m. It's a scandalous waste of money that could have been used for a vast range of superior purposes. -- Paul Corfield via Google |
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:14:54 -0700 (PDT), e27002
wrote: On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 8:33:09 PM UTC+1, Clank wrote: On 15.08.2017 7:00 PM, d wrote: On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:04:47 -0000 (UTC) Recliner wrote: Robin9 wrote: I'm pleased that at least one other person agrees that it is at best an unnecessary extra layer of government. At worst, which is what we have experienced, it enables people of prejudice to indulge their prejudices to the detriment of the orderly functioning of London. The few benefits we have received, like Crossrail, we would probably have received anyway. Yes, that was already in the works, but the mayor fought to keep its budget intact. However, I don't think we'd have got the Overground and its expansion without a mayor. I don't have a problem with a mayor per se, but I do have a problem with this particular major. He's a duplicitous little **** and I wouldn't trust him further than he could throw Ali Desai. To pick just a random person, right? You really are a horrible little (in every sense which matters, I have no doubt) racist. From the man who wants lots of "white", and only white, immigration to the UK. And, FWIW Mr. Dizaei is Persian, not Pakistani like Mr. Khan. Strange, Mr Khan was born in Tooting... |
Beware the wrath of La Lumley!
Paul Corfield wrote:
On Monday, 14 August 2017 13:08:32 UTC+1, Recliner wrote: London's Garden Bridge project officially abandoned http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40921373 A £200m plan to build a bridge covered with trees across the River Thames in central London has officially been abandoned. An excellent decision and long overdue. The only good bit of news in a never ending cycle of gloom and dispair. The whole thing is a scandal if you've followed the so called procurement and financial approval process within TfL. We don't need another Heatherwick disaster inflicted on this city nor yet more privatised space which has a direct, never ending and uncapped draw on public funds. Now we need to pursue the Trust, its supporters and the former Mayor for the return of £40m. It's a scandalous waste of money that could have been used for a vast range of superior purposes. Some more on Boris "Make me PM now" Johnson's influence over the project: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/former-tfl-boss-points-finger-at-johnson-over-garden-bridge-contest/10023975.article |
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