I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

If it was, for example, the President of Iran proclaiming "I am a
Londoner", in Kennedyesque (Ich bin ein Berliner) solidarity against
terrorist bombers I would understand and condone the sentiment, even if
it was a total waste of money.

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

In message .com,
" writes

I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

http://www.london.gov.uk/onelondon/

--
Paul Terry

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 Paul Terry wrote:

In message .com,
" writes

I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

http://www.london.gov.uk/onelondon/

I see that's under the heading Crime, Policing and Emergencies. I
presume that refers to the crime of wasting my taxpayer's money, or the
crime of disfiguring lamp posts, or both.
--
Thoss

thoss wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 Paul Terry wrote:

In message .com,
" writes

I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

http://www.london.gov.uk/onelondon/

I see that's under the heading Crime, Policing and Emergencies. I
presume that refers to the crime of wasting my taxpayer's money, or the
crime of disfiguring lamp posts, or both.
--
Thoss

The "crime" to which you refer, gets even worse!

Having visited the website, I see that I can ask for 200 stickers, 100
posters and 100 pin badges, without even specifying why I want them!
So, the waste of taxpayers' money is being equalled by the waste of
paper, metal and plastic for these trinkets being supplied to anyone
that wants them! Oh well, I'd better order my quota - never know what
they will fetch on Ebay in a year or two!

Come on - PLEASE somebody admit to having voted for all this nonsense!

Marc.

On 27 Aug 2006 08:57:57 -0700, "
wrote:

I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

If it was, for example, the President of Iran proclaiming "I am a
Londoner", in Kennedyesque (Ich bin ein Berliner) solidarity against
terrorist bombers I would understand and condone the sentiment, even if
it was a total waste of money.

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

It's just a general "feel good about your city" campaign for both
residents and tourists alike. Works on some people, doesn't work on
others. Given that Capital Radio and British Gas paid for it, what's
your specific complaint about it? Because I can't think of any
downsides.

Other world class cities such as Sydney and New York are always
running similar feelgood campaigns.

It's better than drab empty lampposts. What would you rather they hang
up? I suspect if they hung Union or England flags everywhere (like
Paris does with French flags) there would be even more of an outcry,
knowing this barmy nation.

Peter Frimberley wrote:
On 27 Aug 2006 08:57:57 -0700, "
wrote:

I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

Does anyone know what the purpose of this latest inanity is?

If it was, for example, the President of Iran proclaiming "I am a
Londoner", in Kennedyesque (Ich bin ein Berliner) solidarity against
terrorist bombers I would understand and condone the sentiment, even if
it was a total waste of money.

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

It's just a general "feel good about your city" campaign for both
residents and tourists alike. Works on some people, doesn't work on
others. Given that Capital Radio and British Gas paid for it, what's
your specific complaint about it? Because I can't think of any
downsides.

Other world class cities such as Sydney and New York are always
running similar feelgood campaigns.

It's better than drab empty lampposts. What would you rather they hang
up? I suspect if they hung Union or England flags everywhere (like
Paris does with French flags) there would be even more of an outcry,
knowing this barmy nation.

Here's my proposal for a good "feel good about my city" campaign:

"The office of Mayor of London is to be abolished and the expensive and
wasteful infrastructure that goes with it will be wound up."

Ken already had a practice run in 1985, so it should not be too
difficult for him to repeat it.

Given that planning consent is required for all public advertisement
hoardings, and I assiduously read the City of Westminster plannig
applications advertised in my local newspaper every week, I am pretty
sure that Ken has no planning consent for these banners.

Union Flags I would have no objection to - the Mall looks superb
whenever the flags are out, but I do have a real philosophical
objections to gimmicks of the sort I've seen today, whether they are
paid for from the public purse or not.

Marc.

"Peter Frimberley" wrote:

It's just a general "feel good about your city" campaign for both
residents and tourists alike. Works on some people, doesn't work on
others. Given that Capital Radio and British Gas paid for it, what's
your specific complaint about it? Because I can't think of any
downsides.

I'd rather have some money off my gas bill than millions squandered on Ken's
re-election campaign.

Chris

wrote:
I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

I think there is a flag missing in the sequence. It should read:
I am a Londoner
Who does more to create more than light in London?
Ken Livingstone
British Gas

wrote:
I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

I think there is a flag missing in the sequence. It should read:
I am a Londoner
Who does more to create more than light in London?
Ken Livingstone
British Gas

Bob wrote:
wrote:
I have just driven along the Embankment between Westminster Bridge and
Temple and just about every lamp post on both sides of the road is
bearing a vertical hanging banner stating "I am a Londoner", followed
by "Mayor of London" and "British Gas".

But what is the point of this latest gimmick. Anyone any ideas?

I think there is a flag missing in the sequence. It should read:
I am a Londoner
Who does more to create more heat than light in London?
Ken Livingstone
British Gas