Poor Man About Town

I was watching BBC London Tonight yesterday. One article One article focussed on the cabbie being the worst job in the country. One cabbie complained about the political interference from Transport for London and how he feels hampered by this "unelected body". The interviewer obviously got messages coming in from his earpiece and he interrupted said cabbie with a non sequiter saying "...it's not as bad as being a lumberjack..." grinning with a well-oiled grin. I got the feeling that this was censorship, a cak handed attempt to shut the guy up, as soon as the cabbie attempted to respond the item ended. What the fuck is going on? Does Transport for London have control over the BBC over the content of the items on its said body. This was not new, Nick Ferrari on LBC had a topic about how bad the driving is on London's buses - many serious contributions - then Nick Ferrari read out a statement that Transport for London have only received 30 000 to 30 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 bus journeys it does each day. Then the discussion degenerated into something quite frivolous. TFL happen to advertise on LBC . I happen to travel on its buses and I maintain that it is a rather dangerous activity. How the fuck is this organisation going to deliver a decent transport system for the Olympic Games, when, in my opinion, it can't even manage a kiddies merry-go-around in a fun fair.

Labels: BBC London, Grumble, transport for london