Sebastian Faulks on battling the new bus routes

When Boris Johnson was elected Mayor, he promised an end to Ken Livingstone’s high-handedness. From now on, said Mr Johnson, there would be consultation and he would listen to what people said. For this new democratic start, he took the chair of Transport for London himself.
It hasn’t happened. In April, some residents of the Ladbroke [...]

Holland Park Residents Demand Shepherds Bush Be Moved Further Away

Not really, but they are hopping mad about Buses.
The Royal Crescent Residents Association is fighting a plan that would see a second bus route (presumably full of poor people going to work) passing through the their Grade II listed environment.
To be fair, the southern half (quarter surely?) of Royal Cescent has become somewhat of a [...]

To The End Of The Line – Holland Park

Here’s an excerpt from To The End Of The Line – a blog by Ian Jones, which is a tour of every London Underground station…
Stepping out of Holland Park you can, ahem, smell the affluence. The building itself seems to exude a certain well-to-do mentality. It’s eerie to emerge here just one stop on from [...]

Inside the Congestion Charge Zone

Modern life is rubbish. It makes no sense and costs a fortune.
It’s sinister too. This picture shows how people are greeted as they arrive at the bottom of Holland Park Avenue. Creepy C-Charge cameras.
The oddities of Ken Livingstone’s and Capita’s Extended London Congestion Zone are many.
Take these beautiful camera poles. The Royal Borough threatened legal [...]