Notice that extracting money is the first second and every course of green action to reduce emissions.

'' the 48 members of the council (47 Labour and 1 Green)'' ...ye Gods, you couldn't pay me enough to live there, next door to nulab luvvies and a fully nulab council too, i'd rather pitch a tent on the M25 central reservation.

Islington was (I think) the first Council in the UK to bring in a blanket 20 mph speed limit on all roads, both residential (probably good idea) and main roads (crazy - red flags anyone?)

Boris and French President both have made comments about the pollution from diesel cars, I can forsee a time when the congestion charge will be higher for diesels, already the French have considered higher fuel tax at the pumps