Series 2, Episode 8. How the Mayor's ULEZ lines crumbled

Neil Garratt and Nick Rogers are joined by fellow AM Peter Fortune in the aftermath of an explosive January Mayoral Question Time at which we confronted Mayor Khan with the paper trail showing the Mayor had made false and dishonest statements about his ULEZ consultation.

It's been covered by the BBC, ITV, the Evening Standard but here we go behind the scenes to discuss what we actually knew, what the Mayor claimed, and how the Mayor's statements simply don't hold up. 

We also discuss The West Wing, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the double slit experiment, and how WWI began because that's just how we roll.

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Links we mention in the show:

Peter, Nick, and Neil quiz the Mayor in October 2022. Notice that the Mayor repeatedly denies knowing anything about the consultation results. We now know he received a detailed briefing 2 weeks before this and his Deputy Mayors and Chief of Staff were being briefed weekly throughout...so bear that in mind when you listen to his answers.

YouTube: Mayor grilled on ULEZ after leaked consultation results revealed 66% oppose London-wide expansion

June 2022, Peter quizzes TfL Finance Director about road user charging, finds out that it's already being worked on.

YouTube: London Mayor already has teams working on road user charging

The Integrated Impact Assesment (IIA) for expanding ULEZ to outer London, by Jacobs engineers. Commissioned by TfL as part of the consultation, this is the most comprehensive information we have on the likely impact of expanding ULEZ, the Mayor ignores it because it shows the change in air quality will be tiny. Jacobs IIA (PDF)

We discuss our alternative air quality plan, which you can read here  Every Breath You Take (PDF)