Travis B writes:
Following A Press Release trumpeting to the world the decrease of 20% from 143 to 111 (TfL's maths not mine!).
Steve Burton, Director of Community Safety, Enforcement and Policing at TfL, said: 'These results reflect the hard work by officers from both the police and TfL to tackle touting, cab-related sexual offences and other illegal cab activity in the Capital.
Let us dear reader look a little closer at these results
- We all thought Peter Hendy did not recognise the 143 Figure, yet today he does as it enables TfL to show a large decrease. When was he telling the truth, Today or some weeks ago on LBC?... BOTH CANNOT BE TRUE Peter!
- No mention of convictions and that's what counts of course. 1300 Arrests sounds much better, Convictions from figures available as follows: 2008: 6 (Six!) 2009 (Three!) can TfL tell us what percentage of the 1300 led to a conviction?... Do they dare?
- True it is a decrease on 2009's appalling Figures but as anyone with a half decent understanding of statistics will tell you its trends you need to identify. so attacks in 2008 were 98, 2009 143, 2010 111 so TfL are to be congratulated on what exactly? Average attacks per year is 117 so doubling the enforcement team has reduced attacks by 6 (six).
- No doubt since the non UTG groups have ensured all this has got a high profile by demos at Oxford Circus, leaflets at Windsor House, GLA members being e mailed etc. has at least got TfL beginning to take our concerns seriously at last.
Wednesdays demo. etc. must go ahead as well as the UCG News & press campaigns.
- Plenty of spin no doubt at upcoming meetings by LTPH all glad handing each other etc, Be not fooled
- Once again TfL use the words Cab when they mean minicab, ...WHY?
- We also need to know how many licensed PHV's were caught so Mr Steve Wright of the Private Hire Association can go back to parliament to update the transport committee.
- Taken from The Havens website...
'Only a minority of sexual assaults in London - perhaps 10 to 20% - are reported to the police.'
So let the message to TFL be this, to paraphrase Winston Churchill:
'This is not the end or even the beginning of the end, it is perhaps the end of the beginning'.
SPOT ON WINNIE our campaign marches on!
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ReplyDeleteMasons days are numbered at Palestra as again he shows his team cannot manage the monster thats been created.
ReplyDeleteEd Thompson gone
Len Simkin gone
Jeroen Weimar gone
Insp David Brown gone
Insp Joe Chan gone
Robin Gillise
Mary Dowdye gone
Who will be next
Luke Howard?
Steve Burton?
Dave Stopps?
Helen Chapman?
John Mason?
No one is safe in the climate of the cutbacks
Anyone of you could be next
And with all the cock ups and Bull shit of late I know where my moneys going...
Jason Byrne
While we wait for the LCDC AGM, Tell us another story Johnny
ReplyDeleteTell me lies, Tell me sweet little lies.
Whats that smell Helen
Oh its Johns Bull Shit
Secret squirrel covert opps over this week end and next, pass it on.
ReplyDeleteGood way to get the word out full marks JM and HC
Helen tells M
M tells P
P Tells JP
JP tells St
St told me
S tells DD
DD tells P
soon every one knows and is on the look out
No cameras please... police camera action.
Monday bull shit day.
Have you seen United Cabbies News,Public Carriage Office Pick Up Points !!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope someone from The Anderson Shelter, the UCG and the RMT are compiling a list of names of the culprits responsible for STaN, these people have to be held accountable for their actions in a court of law.
ReplyDeleteThe law is made by Parliment,and not Palestra.
Jim
ReplyDeleteSaw your exchange on twitter and thanks for sticking up for my right to have my say.
Don't expect everyone to agree blindly
But don't expect to be censored either.
This is the only blog apart from the forum that gives us a fair say
And for that I thank you
I understand there are a few 'negotiators' lurking about Palestra promising John Mason and co. that they are the 'chosen ones' to unite the various factions in the trade so that those outside the UTG will be as 'shackled' as those within.
ReplyDeleteAll I say is if you want to 'lead the trade' stand for an elected position in one of the unions or 'friendly' societies.
In short 'Put Up or Shut Up!
Hendy and Mason know their days are numbered
ReplyDeleteWe will keep informing their staff exactly who these arrogant, ignoramuses are putting peoples lives in danger pursuing a coarse if action laid down by the firmer Mayor. Awaiting the return of the Taxi Trade Antichrist