Demonstration Against Road Pricing
Discussion
It surely is time some action was taken (I am assuming that nothing will change despite the petition gaining nearly 1.8 million signatures as it closes) which would give the TV news something to show, and a demonstration of some sort is surely appropriate.
Hopefully there are enough of us on here to make a start on this, a date which has been suggested is March 10th - but would it be better to allow more time for planning and advance publicity to generate support?
I think it should involve some sort of go slow drive through London, and maybe other major cities (Manchester being an obvious one as it has announced plans for congestion charging) to show that motorists who are continually facing increases in tax are not prepared to acccept whatever the government throws at them. An alternative is to ensure very large numbers of people try to use public transport and show how it can't cope, but that would not have the same visual appeal.
scotia_steve74 has produced this image which would be great as stickers on the side of cars, and as placards.
Who is up for this? Lets try and make a positive difference.
Hopefully there are enough of us on here to make a start on this, a date which has been suggested is March 10th - but would it be better to allow more time for planning and advance publicity to generate support?
I think it should involve some sort of go slow drive through London, and maybe other major cities (Manchester being an obvious one as it has announced plans for congestion charging) to show that motorists who are continually facing increases in tax are not prepared to acccept whatever the government throws at them. An alternative is to ensure very large numbers of people try to use public transport and show how it can't cope, but that would not have the same visual appeal.
scotia_steve74 has produced this image which would be great as stickers on the side of cars, and as placards.
Who is up for this? Lets try and make a positive difference.
Whatever we do let's coordinate regionally.
Whatever it is, let's not do it on a weekday in London as we'd line Red Ken's pockets with the CC!
So, demonstrations across the country? A website and PR campaign. If the minority view transport2000 can get so much publicity, why can't we. Normal people who are fed up of being ripped off and paying for stupid public transport systems that don't work, dozens of expensive and empty buses and a government that has sent a document recommending ways to increase pollution.
Enough is enough, let's put of money where our mouth is and make the effort to remind these idiots running the country that they are elected representatives who are meant to represent our views, not promote their own political legacies...
Whatever it is, let's not do it on a weekday in London as we'd line Red Ken's pockets with the CC!
So, demonstrations across the country? A website and PR campaign. If the minority view transport2000 can get so much publicity, why can't we. Normal people who are fed up of being ripped off and paying for stupid public transport systems that don't work, dozens of expensive and empty buses and a government that has sent a document recommending ways to increase pollution.
Enough is enough, let's put of money where our mouth is and make the effort to remind these idiots running the country that they are elected representatives who are meant to represent our views, not promote their own political legacies...
If everyone got in their car to protest, you'd be doing the very thing His Tonyness wants. You'd be clogging up the roads and causing congestion. If Fuhrer Blair had any sense, he'd get his scientist bods to measure the CO emissions on the day that any demonstrations were organised and he'd have irrefutable evidence that the car is the spawn of the devil and is single handedly ruining the planet.
There must be a better way to prove our point
There must be a better way to prove our point
BliarOut said:
Agreed it's time for action, but surely it's better to try and collapse the public transport system. Blocking the roads plays right into their hands.
A good approach would be to use public transport and march on parliament en mass and on foot
A good approach would be to use public transport and march on parliament en mass and on foot
Well put. Best not to create congestion artificially.
So a march it is then!
So, 10th March too early or it is good timing before the Easter Holidays?
Strike while the iron is hot?
but if it rolled out in the UK it won't take long for some pillock-tician in Ireland to propose it over here 
BliarOut said:
Agreed it's time for action, but surely it's better to try and collapse the public transport system. Blocking the roads plays right into their hands.
EDIT: Ok, think I should lay off the shrooms, but disregarding whatever tosh I had written here, apparently three of the worst cities in the UK for jams are Nottingham, Leicester and Bristol. Shouldn't take too much to really snarl them up?
Edited by hiccy on Wednesday 21st February 00:17
scotia_steve74 said:
If this idiot thinks he can ignore 1.8 million people and get away with saying that the pilot schemes will go ahead (at a cost of £300m!!!!!!!!!) and it won't necessarily mean that they will introduce nationally.... He's got another thing coming.
Demonstration is the way to go!!
Demonstration is the way to go!!
When has a programme this government has rolled out ever cost what they say. Even the trial run will cost far more than this, after all Blair will already have done a deal with an IT company to secure their services and the boss will get an honour (opps, did I really say that?)
£300m - even if the trial it did only cost this, how many extra train carriages could be rolled out to improve the journey's of those who do use public transport?
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