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Originally Posted by Damien
Cross rail is pretty hard to pin on him. A project like that doesn’t miss over a year suddenly. The project was already well underway when he took office.
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He lied about not knowing it wouldn't be completed on time and tried to throw tax payer cash at it so he wouldn't get the blame, speaks volumes about his character if nothing else does
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Some of the other stuff I think he is on the hook for. Although some of it has been happening for a while. I.E Police cuts have been happening since 2010. 9% police numbers have fallen by. Overall though he doesn't have any achievements to his name. The only good thing IMO is the single bus ticket fare thing.
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It's all gimmicks and photo opportunities with him, the pr budget has shot up whilst police numbers are slashed, it's okay saying he's not responsible for the cuts but he's responsible for squandering fortunes on crap like the mayor's office for policing and crime and the violence reduction unit
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That said I don't understand why he is to blame for less public transport usage. It's not as if it's got expensive or less reliable. It's probably the rise of flexible working, uber and more cyclists.
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He promised record investment in public transport as well as fare freezes and look what's happened, cuts to the network, tube upgrades cancelled and that's without mentioning the complete mess he's made of the roads, the maintenance of which iirc is currently suspended presumably due to a lack of cash? But what does that matter as long as he got his attention grabbing headlines about fares being frozen