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Sadiq Khan's "motorcade"

Going to put this out here because I can't find the original article (Road.cc tech people, a search function that allowed a search of comments as well as articles, and also allowed one to see a list of one's own comments, would be so useful): about a fortnight ago certain commenters on here decided that it would be fun to use Sadiq Khan's use of motor vehicles to get around town as a stick to beat him with and evidence that he is not serious about cycle provision in London. Perhaps those people could take a minute to read this article:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/09/sadiq-khans-247-se...

Khan needs up to 15 trained counterterrorist staff to protect him, his house is under 24/7 police surveillance because of "credible death threats", the Christchurch massacre gunman included in his manifesto an exhortation to others to kill Khan... perhaps those people who thought it was fun to have a go at him for sometimes riding in an armoured Range Rover with his security detail and family in other vehicles might like to consider that he doesn't do it because he's lazy or a hypocrite, he does it because if he doesn't there's a good chance he might be killed. I know that some of these people, and one in particular, will simply say, "Guardian article, lol!", but for those capable of thinking without hating, it provides an interesting and necessary perspective.

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Zjtm231 | 3 years ago
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Seems like you have some kind of political axe to grind.
What's more important to me than his car(s) is what he has done for cycling in London. So what do you think of his track record of providing cycling infrastructure in London?

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Rendel Harris replied to Zjtm231 | 3 years ago
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No, I feel it necessary to answer those who have a political axe to grind and who castigate a decent and honest politician for taking the advice of the police and security services to protect the lives of himself, his family and his staff.

My view on his track record on cycling infra is not bad, could do better.

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