Voters are angered by the Ultra Low Emissions Zone which the Labour Mayor of London is imposing on them.
While I do not doubt the sincerity of the Mayor’s efforts to tackle air pollution, he is simply unable to protect the health of each and every school child of whom there are more than 25,000 in Hillingdon alone.
The current expensive disruptive route, and the neglect of decrepit local transport, are unacceptable.
Our task is to improve a system that is already very effective, albeit far from perfect.
The huge variation in costs does suggest that some councils, including mine, are likely to be paying over the odds.
Our residents remember the promise: “No ifs, no buts, no third runway at Heathrow”.
Zac’s ideas for releasing government-owned brownfield sites sit well in a borough known for zealous protection of its green belt