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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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BrunchBarBandit · 08/10/2025 19:54

Thortour · 08/10/2025 19:53

They sold the buildings to fund the shortfall of central funding.
He increased police numbers which were cut by Johnson.
OP can you not Google this stuff? Maybe get a decent source of information.

Absolutely this!

Crikey OP, I’m mortified for you

Pharazon · 08/10/2025 19:55

Yeah he’s an absolute disaster and all Londoners hate him, that’s why they keep voting him back in as mayor 🙄

Have you ever actually been to London? Or indeed the UK? Or do you get all your knowledge from stupid videos on TikTok?

BrassOlive · 08/10/2025 19:55

I am not from London

No shit.

bookworm14 · 08/10/2025 19:55

Here’s a list of police station closures in London. Who was in charge when 62 were closed in 2013? www.met.police.uk/foi-ai/metropolitan-police/d/october-2022/police-station-closures-2010-2022/

Thortour · 08/10/2025 19:56

Go on Instagram or tik tok and look up Americans talking about the London transport system. They genuinely cannot believe how good it is. It’s a revelation to them.

1990s · 08/10/2025 19:56

It used to be “just let me Google that for you”

But now - just let me ask ChatGTP for you

Sadiq Khan. Can anyone tell me something positive about what he has done?
LizTruss · 08/10/2025 19:56

Got himself a knighthood...

Thortour · 08/10/2025 19:57

Bloody love Londoners

Thortour · 08/10/2025 19:58

LizTruss · 08/10/2025 19:56

Got himself a knighthood...

Don’t worry Liz someone is bound to make you a dame.

Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 19:58

Aliceisagooddog · 08/10/2025 19:38

Lol what's that got to do with a mayor??

He made a promise to end tube strikes ...

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beAsensible1 · 08/10/2025 19:58

what's your mayor done?

countbackfromten · 08/10/2025 19:59

Loving all the Londoners just telling @Luckymum20 the reality of living here and have our mayor doing so much for the city!

bookworm14 · 08/10/2025 20:00

Stop watching American TikTok videos, OP.

Thortour · 08/10/2025 20:00

Based in LONDON not only representing London. Seriously op we have answered your question.

Give up.

Thortour · 08/10/2025 20:01

OP where do you live?

Willow12345 · 08/10/2025 20:02

He has greatly improved the air quality where I live in London. And the Superloop is a a real asset.

Namechangerage · 08/10/2025 20:03

LavenderBlue19 · 08/10/2025 19:31

What is the source of those videos, OP? And what agenda do you think the maker of them might have?

Great question!!

How are your critical thinking skills generally, OP?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-clarity/202306/the-decline-of-critical-thinking-skills/amp

The Decline of Critical Thinking Skills

Thinking deeply is not easy in a world of distractions. Here are seven tips to get back on track.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-clarity/202306/the-decline-of-critical-thinking-skills/amp

Bambamhoohoo · 08/10/2025 20:03

OP why are you arguing with posters rather than digesting all the good work they have taken the effort to source links to for you? So entitled and rude

Biskieboo · 08/10/2025 20:04

He's wound up a lot of morons.

Ginmonkeyagain · 08/10/2025 20:04

The ULEZ is ace, it has really made a difference to ar quality here.

I bloody love the bus hopper fare and the superloop buses. I got the new Bakerloop bus yesterday!

What exactly is it about promient, brown, Muslim politican Sadiq Khan that some non Londoners seem to hate so much.

Notagain75 · 08/10/2025 20:05

Do you not understand the difference between a union that happens to have its head office in London and a union that consists of workers that are employed by the London Authority?

Luckymum20 · 08/10/2025 20:05

LizTruss · 08/10/2025 19:56

Got himself a knighthood...

So did Jimmy Savile.

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Namechangerage · 08/10/2025 20:06

Also, question yourself why you feel so deeply about the mayor of a place you don’t even live in…. And think again about the agenda of these videos you’ve been watching. They have pretty much served their purpose, got you all riled up when you’re not even affected by the policies he’s implemented (or not)!! Cop on love!

beAsensible1 · 08/10/2025 20:06

all this is psy op rubbish.

I can't say I've ever been interested in what another mayor is doing in his own region or why people vote for him.

ULEZ is fine, add more bus routes and bus lanes are helpful. hopefully he can't get them till they're eventually an actual alternative to tubes.

those theft and bike thefts are up because police refuse to follow up or make the effort to find TRACKED devices and are seen as high effort low reward intermediate of police numbers.

Maybe if there wasn't so much competition for low skilled work and high costs of living you'd have less of this theft as it can't pay that much and most of it large scale organised crimes rather than chancers.

Sadiq Khan is not batman.

mrschocolatte · 08/10/2025 20:06

Give up now OP and we will all pretend this thread never happened.

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