Election time coming and the MPs and Councillors should be listening more keenly.
The labour and lib Dems are a lost cause on speed cameras as they are clearly dominated by the "let everyone use bycycles" brigade".
So that leaves the Tories.
The degree of control/influenced by each Council over the Partnership it is in clearly varies.
In Bromley the Council quite clearly keep a firm grip and have not permitted any for 10 yrs according to its Cllr George Taylor.
Other Councillors I have contacted have almost no influence on their scameras even where they have the Transport portfolio. they seem either uninterested or dont know that they can have a say.
So why are other Consevative controlled Councils unable/unwilling to do likewise?
What if we focused a letter/email campaign onto those Councils asking why they were not following the Conservative party line?
But what is the Conservative party line?
Quote:
Shadow Transport Secretary Damian Green, said in Aug 2004 "Stressing that speed cameras are justified if sited in genuine accident black spots and if they save lives - but not as easy money making machines - Mr Green pledged that an incoming Conservative administration would review all speed limits, abolish cash-guzzling Safety Camera Partnerships...."
Quote:
or Michael Howard at the Tory Conference
Is this the sort of Britain we want ? ............... Where there is a speed camera round every corner not to make us safer but to lighten our pockets?
Thoughts?
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