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LibLink: Getting real about tackling London’s air pollution

By NewsHound | Sat 23rd April 2016 - 3:24 pm

Greenpeace has been asking the London Mayoral candidates about how they would tackle air pollution in London, where air quality is one of the lowest in Europe.

Here is Caroline Pidgeon’s response:

It was not long ago that understanding about air pollution was pitiful, especially amongst MPs. Just 18 months ago a poll of 100 MPs revealed that hardly any recognised that air pollution the second biggest public health risk, with only smoking posing a greater risk.Thankfully things are changing. Yet while the greater recognition of the horrific consequences of air pollution is welcome, the real challenge is to ensure action is actually taken.My manifesto is quite clear that real action is needed straight away.

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  • User AvatarRory O'Brien 17th Feb - 10:40am
    It is good that a review is beginning to get underway. But why so SLOW. The election was two months ago and the party is...
  • User AvatarBrian Edmonds 17th Feb - 10:29am
    Good news if it is recognised that our Comms were awful over the last few years. The failure to rebut the Tory/Leave slogans with a...
  • User AvatarIan 17th Feb - 9:58am
    p.p.s. It might have been useful to have someone from the West Country where the batch of seats the party once held as strongholds have...
  • User AvatarIan 17th Feb - 9:51am
    p.s. if we are recommending books that shed light on the political big picture of our times, I strongly recommend "The light that failed" by...
  • User AvatarIan 17th Feb - 9:48am
    This looks good - if rather large and potentially unwieldy. Do we have anything on process and timescale?
  • User AvatarAdrian Mark Sanders 17th Feb - 9:45am
    @Thomas I don't think we are in any disagreement although I would be interested in an expanse of what economic patriotism really means. I'm certainly...