New Year Revellers Face London Fireworks Charge
 

http://news.sky.com/story/1337301/ne...reworks-charge

This is another crazy idea coming from an idiot. Firsly, he puts up the congestion charge. Now he wants to charge people to go and watch the firework display in London on New Year Eve.

IF, you get 100.000 people go into London on the night, that will run into millions of pounds.

What does he think the people of London - fools. He will already get money from Tv companies to filim it for Tv.

I went to the 2000 one, and you could not move for the crowd. So l went down to the last boat on the river, still could not move.

Could it be that he wants to get money for the FREE travel Tfl give on the night.

He claims that they wont make any money out it. This is the man who has become an MP, and a future PM.

He is totally nuts.

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Its really not that crazy.

Other large cities have charged for New Year events for a while now. Glasgow did so before they stopped holding one and as far as I know Edinburgh still does.

Its a better idea too as it limits the amount of people that can gain entry, stopping overcrowding and also stops tickets being wasted.

The money made from it will go in to the clean up afterwards among other useful things. More money to the London council which can in turn be used for good things in the area.

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It was Labours Ken Livingstone who introduced the congestion fee Arthur. Yes we can blame LABOUR for that and everything related to that.

Boris has made a mistake with this. You can see where he is coming from but it's a mistake. Both you and I can probably see this for free anyway Arthur, so not a big deal for us.

Oh, and Boris for PM, because he's a great mayor and mp in general and keeps Labour out. Oh, and to annoy Arthur :D

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Personally I bloody hate the things.

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You're not supposed to eat them!

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Can't see selling 100,000 tickets at £10 a piece being a problem for London.

Makes sense making a few quid, the local firework displays in London that I've been to were all chargeable.

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Its not a lot to pay and as I said it helps keep the crowd size under control and stops total idiots getting in to ruin it for everyone else.

Edinburgh are currently asking for £20 per ticket for this years event!
http://www.edinburghshogmanay.org/ev...y-street-party

So London is better value lol.

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First step in having to pay for independance. :D

£10 a ticket for one of the best displays in the country is hardly going to ruin people.

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Wonder if they will reduce the council tax for Londoner's as the fireworks will be paid for by tickets now? yeah right :P

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I highly doubt that would cover the cost of the fireworks. Remember there is a lot that will also need to be paid for that event. Staffing, clean up after event and quiet a lot of other things.

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Does London still have free night buses New Years Eve? That must cost someone something.

And I bet insurance is sky rocketing (sorry), especially if there is no control on attendance.

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I think it is a good idea really and limiting the area to just 100k people is wise as what how many came to last event something like 250k?


The only issue I do see which will happen is that 40k of those tickets will probably go to the sponsors of the event.

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It was nearly 500,000 to last years event!

According to the article on the BBC News its been done in part due to the strain put upon the transport network and emergency services. So when you look at that limiting the event to 100,000 is a great idea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29234879

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Yet another Arthur Tory rant. :rolleyes:

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I can't believe London hasn't been charging ,Newcastle has been charging for some years now as have other major cities

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Siruis, its nothing to do with a Tory rant.

I have been to these festive occasions up in London. And yes, you cannot move. Its all about having a good time.

Big thing though, like most cities that are charging, l believe that Edinburgh has guest bands.
London dont have that. Its just fireworks - thats it.

What is making me laugh, is the fact tht they are saying - we wont make any money, Dont make me laugh.

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Do you think that the extra police, cleaners, public transport staff, etc. don't need paying?

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Fosters used to pay when I used to go, it's a long time ago now though

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Yet another bill anti Arthur post :)

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If you do not want to PAY then do not GO!

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the music montage sucked last night.

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£10 ?

Seems fair to me to watch a fantastic display.

If you dont like it and want to be scrooge, watch it on TV.

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If there's money to be made. then people will charge.
if people will pay. then people will charge.

if it used to be free. then charge for it.

it would be interesting if we could have a sort of documentary about things like this. we see the money get bagged up and see what they do with it.

pay the cleaners. they were due to be paid as normal anyway at the end of the week.
pay the police. if you pay them there will be none left to pay the cleaners.
pay the volunteers. they work for free.

it'll probably just end up being used to pay for dinners, wine and taxi's at the end of the program.

Who paid for the fireworks we'll all be asking.
probably sponsors.

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When my son was in University in Swansea he lived not far from where they would hold fireworks on new year and guy fawlkes. He was informed the last year he lived in student accomedation that the Council were considering charging people who lived within a certain distance of the ground for the privilage of watching the fireworks even though you may not want to participate. I dont know if they tried implimenting it or what happened but this was around 2006.

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That'll be a bit like getting everybody to recycle and make it fun and exciting.
and then making it compulsory and have to pay for it now.

or like the council man walking down your street everyday between the hours of 9 and 11am singing Justin Bieber songs for the last 2 years for free.
and now telling people they've got to start paying him now because you're able to hear him from your house.

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Mind the.................................................. ..gap.

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As long as it currently funded by London and will continue to be funded by London, then I couldn't give a toss how they finance it.

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Exactly.

a lot of people couldn't even give a toss about London itself.

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I went to see the Millenuim firework display, and to be honest the display hasn't changed much.

Its a total rip off Boris, to charge for it. I look at several ways that this can be paid for - we get charged for the Congestion Charge, which doesn't change about the way traffic use central London

And the other way is the amount Westminster Council make out of Parking, and traffic fines in London.

Total rip off.

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It's because people just accept it Arthur. they will carry on charging for everything as long as you have people who say it's only a couple of quid so stop moaning.

we have become a society of anything and everything will be charged for. will be doubled in price. will keep rising. and will be paid accordingly.

the day will soon come when we will willingly pay to walk the streets.
double rates for daylight hours.

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As you have been told before Arthur, many towns and cities charge for New Year vents now.

There are many reasons why a small charge is fine. It pays for all the extra staff, it pays for the clean up after the event and also goes towards funding the event itself, rather than it coming out of other funds or having to reserve a budget. It also helps keep it organised better and limits numbers putting less of a strain on transport networks.

Stop whinging. Its not meant to have changed because they charge.

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There was a little girl on the news last night. she was crying because she couldn't go inside the 'payzone' to watch the fireworks.
she said her mummy has no money for her and her brother to go in. only the rich people are allowed to watch it now.

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are you suggesting using the congestion charge to pay for it? Fine by me.
again, fine by me.

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well it has to be paid for by somebody.

Let the people of London decide, free fireworks for all paid for by a few more quid on their council tax.

Or charge all the tourists to attend



Hmmmmm................

I mean it's not even an issue is it?

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Well the choice is clear then, stop the little girls tears by accepting, let's say, £20 on your council tax bill?

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Yeh. but make it £25 and still charge the entrance fee.

it can be like the bin money then. we were already paying for it. but started being charged separately as well afterwards.

that way people will understand why they're charging for it easier.

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Bin money?? What on earth are you talking about. Bin collection is part of the council tax.

Better the event be paid for in part by those attending rather than everyone eh?

Mountain out of a molehill really.

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I know. you try telling them that.