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The ham sandwich story is the classic “lie that travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on”, isn’t it? Utterly shameless behaviour from Restore…
I once drove quite a way down Holloway Road on a Saturday morning behind a 43 bus that had a sizeable bright green dildo stuck on the back of it bouncing jauntily as the driver navigated the many potholes.
This time, Lime (of Lime-leg fame) treating local safety agreements as optional when their multi-billion dollar valuation is on the line. Lime chooses to compromise the safety of Londoners to build a new income stream from couriers and our politicians and counsellors stand idle. Again. Time and again, your reports expose that our political and local government bodies remain permanently behind the curve.
The only people that lose out are Londoners.
- Online marketplaces and retailers openly sell high-power battery modification kits and throttles without any legal constraints
- Cheap, non-compliant lithium-ion batteries keep causing fires - a risk to those of us in London's high-rise buildings.
- Couriers routinely ignoring the highway code because the gig-economy model directly rewards illegal risk-taking and an over-stretched police resourcing prohibits enforcement of the Highway Code.
It is an exhausting loop: a major US corporation bypasses the rules for top-line economic gain; institutional policy fails to adapt or police; and the only people who suffer are us Londoners on the ground.
Just to note, the lime bikes also stop on the Thames path in South East London as well. I used them occasionally when I lived in Charlton, but cycling to North Greenwich tube station was always annoying, because the lime bike steered you away from the Thames path (that is, the cycle path route - admittedly one with too many blind corners in my opinion, especially since it’s shared with pedestrians) and on to a main road.
Well for a limited time only you too can sign up as a delivery driver and go at full speed along there. Although having cycled it, I wouldn’t want to take on those corners!
I’m glad you are naming and shaming here those who knowingly share misinformation with the intent of stirring up racial tensions. It’s disgraceful and dangerous.
The ham sandwich story is the classic “lie that travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on”, isn’t it? Utterly shameless behaviour from Restore…
From last night all three of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham are run by Greens who used to be Labour councillors and moved party in 2025.
Quite a commitment to recycling from the Greens.
Same in Haringey. New Green leader Mark Blake quit Labour in 2023 over Gaza.
An early one! What's most astonishing really is Southwark - where McAsh was actually elected Labour leader last year.
I once drove quite a way down Holloway Road on a Saturday morning behind a 43 bus that had a sizeable bright green dildo stuck on the back of it bouncing jauntily as the driver navigated the many potholes.
Comment of the day, thank you.
Yet again, London Centric delivers.
This time, Lime (of Lime-leg fame) treating local safety agreements as optional when their multi-billion dollar valuation is on the line. Lime chooses to compromise the safety of Londoners to build a new income stream from couriers and our politicians and counsellors stand idle. Again. Time and again, your reports expose that our political and local government bodies remain permanently behind the curve.
The only people that lose out are Londoners.
- Online marketplaces and retailers openly sell high-power battery modification kits and throttles without any legal constraints
- Cheap, non-compliant lithium-ion batteries keep causing fires - a risk to those of us in London's high-rise buildings.
- Couriers routinely ignoring the highway code because the gig-economy model directly rewards illegal risk-taking and an over-stretched police resourcing prohibits enforcement of the Highway Code.
It is an exhausting loop: a major US corporation bypasses the rules for top-line economic gain; institutional policy fails to adapt or police; and the only people who suffer are us Londoners on the ground.
Again.
"we're only testing things"... live... amongst vulnerable park users. It's criminal they get away with this. Thanks for spotting.
"Move fast and break things" is alive and well at Lime I see.
Great London reporting! I would still prefer to read it in printed form, but am aware that I‘m in a minority.
Thanks Eva! I mean I can fire up the laser printer if you really want….!
Which council does the last story relate to? It's not named..
DOH. Editing error by me. You can check, read, read again, read again and still that slips through. Apologies.
It's Southwark. Copy now corrected.
Was just about to write!
Just to note, the lime bikes also stop on the Thames path in South East London as well. I used them occasionally when I lived in Charlton, but cycling to North Greenwich tube station was always annoying, because the lime bike steered you away from the Thames path (that is, the cycle path route - admittedly one with too many blind corners in my opinion, especially since it’s shared with pedestrians) and on to a main road.
Well for a limited time only you too can sign up as a delivery driver and go at full speed along there. Although having cycled it, I wouldn’t want to take on those corners!
I’m glad you are naming and shaming here those who knowingly share misinformation with the intent of stirring up racial tensions. It’s disgraceful and dangerous.