During the unveiling of the £6.3 million project to rename and colour all six London Overground train lines, Sadiq Khan was criticised today for his ‘virtue signalling rubbish’.
The Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette, and Liberty lines were revealed by the Mayor, with his Conservative mayoral rival Susan Hall saying, ‘The only surprise from today’s announcement is that he hasn’t named one of them the Sadiq line’.
Other Conservatives denounced Mr Khan as a “new lick of paint over a creaking transport system,” saying that naming rights would have brought TfL millions that might have been used to repair the troubled Central Line.
Critics also called attention to the enormous expense of the branding, given that TfL was close to bankruptcy before obtaining impromptu government assistance and the fact that Tube crime had increased by over 50 per cent due to an increase in thefts and robberies.
The news is also made in light of the existing Underground turmoil on the Central Line, which is caused by more trains than normal needing maintenance at the same time, and four days before a significant Overground strike that will disrupt services starting on Monday.
With his August Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) extension, Mr. Khan, who is running for reelection on May 2, incited outrage. Now, he’s fighting for votes with his recent measures to freeze Tube tickets and declare Fridays off-peak starting next month.
In addition, graffiti prevented service on the overground between Barking and Barking Riverside today. There were also cancellations and delays on the Hammersmith and City lines and the Piccadilly line, as well as a signal failure at King’s Cross St Pancras.
Since the creation of the network in 2007, when Transport for London (TfL) assumed responsibility for services on four suburban rail lines, all overground lines have been orange.
Since then, the network has grown greatly, resulting in what some have referred to as a “mass of orange spaghetti” on maps, making it challenging for certain passengers to determine which train they require. TfL anticipates that this redesign will make it simpler to use.
The renowned diagram will undergo significant modifications since each route will be shown as parallel lines in distinct colours on Tube maps.
In the mayoral election scheduled for May, Ms Hall, Mr Khan’s Conservative opponent, told MailOnline today: “Under his mayoralty, 1,000 people have died, but Sadiq Khan is only concerned with this virtue signalling nonsense.” The fact that he hasn’t given one of them the Sadiq line is the lone unexpected aspect of today’s announcement.
Who the hell granted Sadiq Khan the authority to rewrite history?
To paraphrase an old saying, “Sadiq Khan’s fiddling while London burns”.
This man needs to go. He’s past his sell-by date.
It is now necessary for them to provide a worthy candidate. Although I don’t particularly like Sadiq Khan, anyone they put forward would also be terrible, to be honest.
Why change something so iconic? As they say, “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”.
The problem is that an ever-growing number of people who live in this country of ours just don’t care. They have no connection to it, its history or its heritage.
Sadiq Khan is going to spend £6 million in taxpayers’ money, which ultimately could pay for 169 nurses and could treat poorly patients on the NHS. What a waste of money on some vanity project.
All that cash for some progressive project—however, the expense won’t concern this fool, who will only exploit it to get more tax money from London-based people.
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