tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post1338635377502609035..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Taxi PurgeRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-62194323111079423792009-03-04T10:26:00.000+00:002009-03-04T10:26:00.000+00:00yes I thought of Sir Keith Joseph, but I couldn't ...yes I thought of Sir Keith Joseph, but I couldn't really compare him to Mandelson - it just doesn't work does it? I think everyone understood Joseph's politics and motivation.<BR/><BR/>I suppose by Tony Blair's criteria as you described, he's failed miserably.<BR/><BR/>Imagine my surprise that at the moment Mandy has over 50% of the voteRog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-26055006581850734402009-03-04T09:01:00.000+00:002009-03-04T09:01:00.000+00:00If that is what he said then clearly the transform...If that is what he said then clearly the transformation has not been completed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-63084916104527139052009-03-04T08:48:00.000+00:002009-03-04T08:48:00.000+00:00During the early Thatcher years Sir Keith Joseph w...During the early Thatcher years Sir Keith Joseph was sometimes referred to as 'Rasputin', at least by Private Eye, however his influence was in policy rather than presentation.<BR/><BR/>We have also had our presentation gurus, the most famous of whom were the Saatchi brothers, but they kept to their own specialism and never sought election.<BR/><BR/>It is that crossover to elected politics that makes his Lordship unique, even distinguishing him from Alastair Campbell. I don't think we have ever produced such a character and I suspect that only the New Labour project could have done so. Didn't Tony Blair once say that he would know he had transformed his party when they came to love Peter Mandelson?Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-9436855351611119762009-03-04T08:23:00.000+00:002009-03-04T08:23:00.000+00:00Sorry it's a bit off the subject, but I am doing a...Sorry it's a bit off the subject, but I am doing a blog on Mandelson and the history of similar characters. I honestly couldn't think of a similar character in the Tory Party history. Are there any Rasputins in the cupboard you can think of? (or were they just kept in the cupboard so we never got to hear about them).Rog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-78624569759558130962009-03-03T21:15:00.000+00:002009-03-03T21:15:00.000+00:00Peter - good to hear from you. I went out with the...Peter - good to hear from you. I went out with the enforcement unit some years ago but perhaps it's time for a repeat visit. My questions are exclusive to my constituency as I'm no longer on the transport committee - and I didn't want to hang around looking over the shoulder of my successor, unlike some other politicians I could name...<BR/><BR/>Rog T - oh, all right. I've cast my vote and his lordship is already racing ahead...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-31547813252826850382009-03-03T18:18:00.000+00:002009-03-03T18:18:00.000+00:00Roger,It would seem a shame to let any discussion ...Roger,<BR/><BR/>It would seem a shame to let any discussion about Taxi's in London pass without mentioning one of their finest patrons. I am running a little poll on my blog for the No1 Hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>As I know you don't like your blog to be used exclusively for people like me to bash up your colleagues, I've included Peter Mandelson in my list (in my last poll 31% of the voters said they were Tories, so I suppose he's got a good chance of winning).<BR/><BR/>Can't say fairer than that really<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://barneteye.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-barnet-eye-no1-hypocrite-award.html" REL="nofollow"> Vote for the No 1 Hypocrite here</A>Rog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-36312984005527659422009-03-03T14:51:00.000+00:002009-03-03T14:51:00.000+00:00Taxi touts are not just an outer London problem, R...Taxi touts are not just an outer London problem, Roger. Plenty of it goes on around Mayfair and Piccadilly. Why don't you ask to go out with the Cab Enforcement Unit one evening?? It's quite an 'eye opener'!<BR/><BR/>You may remember this was all brought up at the last Transport Committee meeting with Peter Hendy before the election last May. You were in the Chair.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear 50 or so Licences have been revoked for 'touting', so there is progress being made, but it is still a pretty endemic and widespread problem and I wonder if enough is really being done to stamp it out.<BR/><BR/>As you know, a member of the public getting in to a 'touted' cab in uninsured and if anything untoward happens , like a robbery or rape, it is very hard to trace. This is about ensuring the public can travel in a PHV in safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-61980974851464082582009-03-03T09:56:00.000+00:002009-03-03T09:56:00.000+00:00I wasn't. Maybe you should also target driving sta...I wasn't. Maybe you should also target driving standards of cab drivers, including licensed ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-81400979720893802102009-03-03T06:48:00.000+00:002009-03-03T06:48:00.000+00:00Morris, I'm only targeting illegal unlicensed cabs...Morris, I'm only targeting illegal unlicensed cabs and nobody should need to complain about that...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-47845443464550721202009-03-02T22:02:00.000+00:002009-03-02T22:02:00.000+00:00Don't get TOO tough with the taxi trade - Brian Co...Don't get TOO tough with the taxi trade - Brian Coleman will never forgive you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com