White City renaming
 

Interested to read today that TfL are to rename White City station. A
spokesman said:

"We believe the current name no longer reflects the rich diversity of the
capital. It is quite simply incorrect to allude to London as a 'white' city.
"

TfL have asked the inmates of nearby Wormwood Scrubs prison to come up with
alternative names, and the winning entry will be selected and announced by
Mayor Ken Livingstone.

However, the Tory group on the GLA were scathing about the move.

"It's political correctness gone mad" commented one Tory spokesman.

Local resident Paul Leg was also less than impressed:

"I fought in the war" Mr Leg observed.

White City renaming
 

Chris Read:
Interested to read today that TfL are to rename White City station.

It's still yesterday here, and I *still* got this one right away.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | The real trouble with this world of ours is... that
| it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. --Chesterton

White City renaming
 

Chris Read wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 31 Mar 2005:


Interested to read today that TfL are to rename White City station. A
spokesman said:

"We believe the current name no longer reflects the rich diversity of the
capital. It is quite simply incorrect to allude to London as a 'white' city.
"

TfL have asked the inmates of nearby Wormwood Scrubs prison to come up with
alternative names, and the winning entry will be selected and announced by
Mayor Ken Livingstone.

However, the Tory group on the GLA were scathing about the move.

"It's political correctness gone mad" commented one Tory spokesman.

Local resident Paul Leg was also less than impressed:

"I fought in the war" Mr Leg observed.

Well done - you nearly caught me!!!! Is it early enough still to
forward this to my husband, do you think?
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 March 2005

White City renaming
 

Chris Read wrote:
Interested to read today that TfL are to rename White
City station.

Very good sir, may we have another? ;-)