What have Khan’s actual initiatives been? What is his vision?
Ken Livingston had vision. Free travel for under 16s, more buses which could accommodate more pushchairs and prams, he got the Olympics to London and regenerating the Stratford area on the back of that. The congestion charge to clean up central London. There was so much.
He even introduced the scheme that became known as ‘Boris Bikes’.
Johnson introduced all the cycling routes ‘Little Holland’ schemes, which realised funds to local councils to regenerate areas. The ULEZ was conceived on his watch.
With Kahn, I can’t think of a single initiative or actionable vision he has conceived or expressed. He appears to be a man who lets his office do all the thinking, then he struts around like a peacock taking any credit like he thought of it himself. He comes across as a bit thick and like a man with a hammer who thinks every problem is a nail. I just want someone- anyone- with some vision to come along and add something to what City Hall would be doing anyway.
Every time we have a crisis or disaster - covid, terrorism, etc, he totally lacks the oratory skills or even empathy with the public to say anything appropriate that resonates.
But I am so disappointed that no one with any clear vision or powers of persuasion is going to be on the ballot, from what I can see so far.