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London traffic to be halted by EU directive
Monday 5th October 2009

As the EU becomes more central to UK and European law, Boris Johnson,
the Mayor of London, has revealed that some of London's busiest
streets will be closed to traffic on "hot days". This is part of the
London strategy to combat emissions and avoid substantial fines from
the EU under a recent directive regarding air quality.

It was revealed that a number of popular sites within London exceeded
the EU limits on emissions on 100 days last year which if translated
into proposed fines from the EU would mean substantial payments from
the UK coffers. There will be all sorts of changes to vans, cars and
other vehicles currently allowed into London and indeed some
commercial vehicles may well be subject to a £100 daily fee.

Despite the fact that Boris Johnson initially rejected earlier plans
by Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, he appears to have
done a U-turn and finally given in to these "crackpot" EU directives.
Slowly but surely life is being strangled out of London traffic and
London businesses which are becoming subject to higher and higher
taxes, both direct and indirect. Any competitive edge which London has
over other financial centres around the world is slowly being reduced
in what many believe is a ploy so that the EU will eventually become
the centre of the European financial markets.