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My name is Adam Bienkov. I am a journalist and blogger covering London politics and the Mayoralty.
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Boris Johnson continues his bendy bus vendetta
Boris Johnson will continue his flaghip vendetta against bendy buses today as the 521 route is converted to standard single deckers.Converting this route will add an additional 12% tendering cost and will deprive passengers of 231 seats an hour.So th...
Passengers call for Boris to bring back bendy buses
Passengers have demanded the return of the bendy bus just one week after Boris Johnson took them away.According to the London Paper:"COMMUTERS on the first route to get rid of the controversial bendy buses today declared: "Bring them back."Passengers...
Boris's new Routemasters will not have conductors
Passengers on Boris's next generation Routemasters will not be able to buy tickets from "traditional conductors" the Mayor admitted today.A spokesperson said this evening:"Plans for the new bus still involve an additional crew member."But:"The role w...
Who's this on the side of our 'hated' bendy buses?
It couldn't be could it?Gilligan, a bendy bus and Press TV. "24/7 News Truth"Subscribe in a reader ...
Boris Johnson's Bendy Jihad: boondoggle edition
Tom from Boris Watch and Andrew Bowden have both been studying TfL's bendy bus consultation. The results?Bendy bus routes are significantly less expensive to operate than the new ones (by about £20 million)The new buses are likely to be only margina...
Boris Johnson gets his Christmas presents early
In a victory for good old British uncommon sense and no-nonsense political incorrectness, Boris Johnson has fulfilled his promise to bring back the Routemaster. *Sort of.**Once somebody redesigns one**And builds it**At some point in the future*The w...
