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Sadiq Khan. Can anyone tell me something positive about what he has done?

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Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 19:20

So the past few days I've unfortunately gone down a bit of a rabbit hole of clips about the Mayor of London.

From what I have seen the man is an utter buffoon who has done nothing to improve London, in fact quite the opposite.

Strikes increasing. Homelessness increasing. Crime - off the charts. Congestion zone charges etc.

And don't get me started on the deputy who seems to be from another planet!

I am not from London, so just wondering if anyone at all has anything positive at all to say about this catastrophe of man!

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Nestingbirds · 08/10/2025 20:52

Notagain75 · 08/10/2025 20:45

If he is so hated why has he been voted in three times?

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Hmmmmm

jan2310 · 08/10/2025 20:52

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

I’m a Londoner. I’m no fan of Khan but no way has my wonderful city become a hellhole. Nonsense.

Thortour · 08/10/2025 20:52

Bored of the obvious non Londoners throwing their racist tantrums.
Time to unfollow the thread.

SocksAndTheCity · 08/10/2025 20:51

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

🤣

Donttellempike · 08/10/2025 20:51

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

Bollocks

Donttellempike · 08/10/2025 20:50

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

Examples? Not made up ones though

bookworm14 · 08/10/2025 20:49

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

Do you live here?

jan2310 · 08/10/2025 20:48

I’m a Londoner. I think he’s been a terrible mayor but the alternatives weren’t any better. I don’t know anyone who thinks he’s doing a good job.

SnackQueen · 08/10/2025 20:46

London has become an absolute hellhole under his watch.

Notagain75 · 08/10/2025 20:45

Nestingbirds · 08/10/2025 20:23

Sadiq is hated in London, only on here is he revered. Free school meals?! No, that was cross party policy. London’s property market is crashing, investors are deserting London and the trains are constantly cancelled due to suicides and strikes. Apart from that it is all going swimmingly.

If he is so hated why has he been voted in three times?

whatdoidonowffs · 08/10/2025 20:44

As someone who drives in London daily I’m not a fan of some of his transport ideas and I’ve seen/heard him come across as easily irritated when asked a question he doesn’t like but I can see some of his ideas work but mostly nonplussed by him

Notagain75 · 08/10/2025 20:41

Linenpickle · 08/10/2025 20:08

He’s an odious man who is literally conning all of London who don’t see what he’s really doing.

Which is what?

Nothankyov · 08/10/2025 20:39

I used to live and work in a London borough and was never a fan of him. But there are things that he’s has done well as people have mentioned above. Overall he’s done a good job the only thing I found grating was how he implemented the extension of the ulez - it wasn’t sufficiently thought out.

Donttellempike · 08/10/2025 20:34

opencecilgee · 08/10/2025 20:22

Why do people hate him? He’s worked selflessly for years in public service as the MP in Tooting and later Mayor

He could have had a well paid job in legal sector

like previous peiple have said, he introduced the ulez,

hes an honest and decent man. A million times better than his predecessor who was in the job to promote himself

Racism

Redpeach · 08/10/2025 20:34

Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 19:20

So the past few days I've unfortunately gone down a bit of a rabbit hole of clips about the Mayor of London.

From what I have seen the man is an utter buffoon who has done nothing to improve London, in fact quite the opposite.

Strikes increasing. Homelessness increasing. Crime - off the charts. Congestion zone charges etc.

And don't get me started on the deputy who seems to be from another planet!

I am not from London, so just wondering if anyone at all has anything positive at all to say about this catastrophe of man!

Don't know why you've listed the congestion charge as a bad thing, especially given 50% of london households don't own a car

titchy · 08/10/2025 20:34

The BMA head office is in London. So is the universities and colleges union. And the civil service union. And the doctors union.

Arenyou really so stupid to think that because a union has its HO in the capital that thr mayor is responsible for all their disputes?

Donttellempike · 08/10/2025 20:34

Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 19:20

So the past few days I've unfortunately gone down a bit of a rabbit hole of clips about the Mayor of London.

From what I have seen the man is an utter buffoon who has done nothing to improve London, in fact quite the opposite.

Strikes increasing. Homelessness increasing. Crime - off the charts. Congestion zone charges etc.

And don't get me started on the deputy who seems to be from another planet!

I am not from London, so just wondering if anyone at all has anything positive at all to say about this catastrophe of man!

Let’s whip up a bit more hate. That’s what we’re all short of after all 👍

LancashireButterPie · 08/10/2025 20:33

I like him.
He brings communities together, London feels safer and cleaner.
I believe he acts with integrity. Met him once and he seemed a nice guy.

beAsensible1 · 08/10/2025 20:32

bookworm14 · 08/10/2025 20:15

Honestly, the man is a fairly unexciting, soft-leftish Labour politician who has succeeded in some areas and done less well in others. He’s broadly liked in London, which is the only area where his popularity should be relevant. It’s fascinating and depressing that so many people seem to view him as some sort of moustache-twirling supervillain.

this he's nothing special some good some bad, fairly middle of the road.

But the frothing at the mouth , and "where is Sadiq Khan" about every single normal big city issue is bizarre to watch, especially as it's not from londoners.

they seem to think about him more than we do.

titchy · 08/10/2025 20:32

Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 19:53

They do.... their head office is London.

https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-will-launch-rolling-strike-action-over-pay-conditions-and/

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LOL. This is one of the very many, very tedious, ‘what have the Romans ever done for us’ posts isn’t it?

LaurieFairyCake · 08/10/2025 20:31

He doesn’t ’hate women’ - maybe he hates Susan Hall cos she’s a fucking arsehole

Dundeeyounger1 · 08/10/2025 20:30

He's great. Very respected in London and seems a decent man. I approve of the re-naming the Overland too. Sensible from a geographical point of view and the names chosen are fantastic.

SocksAndTheCity · 08/10/2025 20:28

Do you think comedy racist and swivel-eyed loon Susan Hall would have been a better pick, OP? At least she isn't brown.

Thortour · 08/10/2025 20:28

@Nestingbirds Why do we keep electing him if we hate him?!

Are the bird nesting in your head?