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Crowd-funded legal bid launched to block Tower Hamlets mayor ripping out traffic-calming measures (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by Mrkawfee to c/uk_politics

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You can support the legal challenge to stop Lutfur Rahman ripping out cycle lanes and pedestrian infrastructure by donating to the crowdfunder: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-our-safer-streets-in-tower-hamlets/?utm_campaign=claim_submission&utm_source=x

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[–] Mrkawfee 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

He wasn't solely elected on that. His manifesto contained dozens of incoherent contradictory promises. He's a populist and says whatever will get him elected. The fact is that local residents have repeatedly said they want the traffic calming measures to stay and Rahman who claims to be a "listening mayor" is doing the complete opposite. This is culture war posturing and nothing else.