“The government has given financial assistance to Birmingham, Bristol and Portsmouth to help fund their clean air zones but has refused to support London’s scheme, arguing that powers over transport and air quality are devolved to the capital.”

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    10 months ago

    “It’s 'elf and safety gone mad!” is the cry of the idiot who doesn’t understand what the world was like before that rule was in place. Yes, you might fancy your chances climbing up a rotten wooden ladder balancing on a bucket, but you should be fucking grateful that years of intense campaigning has made it that your employer needs to give you a proper ladder instead.