yes, I saw. You think it'll happen?

Last time I looked, the mayor doesn't run a bus design and manufacturing company. And nor, quite frankly, is he likely to find the money to double the number of staff per bus (as became very clear when he was challenged on this during the campaign).

The pledge is uncosted, because there's no chance of it ever really happening.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 2nd 2008 at 15:34:28

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People wishing Blair was still in power (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:32:29
- Classic stuff. (General Chat) - Tim Westwood, May 2, 14:38:41
  - Livingstone=cunt. Johnson=cunt. Unlucky, London! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:46:23
    - Yeah good, bunch of stupid cunts for living in london - oh shit I live in London (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:49:50
  - Red Ken soon to be gone! (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:40:01
    - Replaced by a philandering buffoon with a bus fetish (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 14:46:43
      - Maybe but Ken's had 8 years so why not give Boris a shot. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tim Westwood, May 2, 14:50:00
        
        I think a lot of people would give Johnson a shot. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:52:23
        
        when the only excuse labour supporters can give (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:51:15
        
        And why do you have to be a Labour supporter to doubt the Tories (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 14:54:53
        
        you were the one saying those words (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:57:57
        
        My my, you are an angry boy - (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 15:00:16
      - Ken's also a philanderer, and drinks too much, and is a crook (rather than a buffoon) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:49:13
        
        Oh yes. I'm not denying that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 14:52:05
        
        Like Pinochet you mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 14:56:02
        
        Thatcher loved Pinochet, I believe. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 2, 15:00:21
        
        Indeed, that was my point. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 2, 15:01:52
        
        Ah, but Boris (LOLZ!) is a lovable buffoon...not at all an odious right-wing shitbag. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:53:27
        
        The routemaster bus thing is a load of total populist codswallop (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:51:49
        
        The Mini was a British design classic (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:55:57
        
        I live on the route of one of the last routemasters to go (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:03:32
        
        I really don't agree (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:13:48
        
        Problem is with the Route Masters that Johnson is proposing (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 2, 15:49:09
        
        Sigh. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:26:32
        
        Sighier sigh (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:30:10
        
        Can I just ask something? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:35:18
        
        You're embarrassing yourself (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:37:12
        
        Irriot (General Chat) - malkybarkid, May 2, 15:37:01
        
        Oh. A bus. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:39:57
        
        indeed. and a centre-piece of Boris's campaign (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:43:49
        
        not the routemasters though (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 2, 15:42:59
        
        Oh, one of them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:44:15
        
        Those bendy ones do my head in (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, May 2, 15:47:02
        
        yes, I saw. You think it'll happen? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:34:28
        
        Thank you Marvin (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:36:52
        
        Not at all. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:41:33
        
        Blesa (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:45:52
        
        dog's (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:27:05
      - Boris Johnson is great (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:48:43
        
        Yeah as a comedien not to control a multi billion pound city (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:52:20
        
        Red Ken! you are having a fucking laugh... (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:54:18
        
        I like Boris more than Ken, but still think they're a couple of clowns, at least boring (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, May 2, 14:57:39
        
        'Liked by most'. Complete fallacy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, May 2, 14:56:43
    - That would be nice (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:44:14
      - not a chance, I wouldn't have thought, given other results (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:49:53
        
        I was in London the other day (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:51:19
        
        The Standard is and always has been a vicious and beastly... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, May 2, 14:53:28
        
        yep - horrid rag - had forgotten just how bad though (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:56:20
        
        Ha ha, me too (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:57:46
        
        Daily Mail, innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:54:22
        
        I love it when Tricky says "innit" in his posh banker's voice (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:00:00
        
        Does he really work at the Bank of England? (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 15:00:53
        
        Yes (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:03:32
        
        One of my oldest friends is an Old Lady employee (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 15:05:30
        
        (who is your friend?) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:10:18
        
        There aren't THAT many BoE employees called Gareth who support the Norwoci (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:07:18
        
        Funnily enough I don't use my wotb username at work though (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 15:07:04
        
        You have let your real name slip on here though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 2, 15:15:48
        
        Schoolboy error (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 15:17:26
        
        there was a Hereward Smythington-Smythe* sat behind me at the QPR game (General Chat) - blindasabat, May 2, 15:34:35
        
        Has been every day. For months. Quite incredible. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:52:48
        
        Nailed Lee Jasper though (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:58:43
        
        Why not a buffoon? We've had a crook for 8 years! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:50:55
      - you're leaving London though (General Chat) - camcan, May 2, 14:49:32
        
        I was able to vote Boris as a final act of revenge on London, though (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 2, 14:50:22
        
        Indeed, and glad to hear you admit it. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, May 2, 14:53:32
      - at lunchtime with 22% of the vote counted (General Chat) - phrankin, May 2, 14:48:23

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