"Katherine Dunne has chosen not to penalize e-bike suppliers as other councils have done."RBKC have done so - and I seem to remember Wandsworth were going to be doing something similar. Westminster seem to have a grip on it too. But it's not every other borough is it? So yes, I agree with you that an opportunity to raise money has been missed. But, as I pointed out, Hounslow ( along with all councils miss plenty of opportunities to raise money).E.g. enforcing the Except for Access restriction near Strand on the Green ... they could do that for a month and probably raise loads of money. Another opportunity missed. "The other day I had to pay £13 to get from the Holland Park entrance by the Waitrose on Kensington High Street to Lyric Square. By what measure is that an incentive to cycle? No one should need multiple accounts to cycle from one borough to another. Yet now, it is required."Do you go via Hounslow? Not sure what this example has to do with Katherine Dunne, unless there was a detour via Chiswick you haven't mentioned. If I lived in Hounslow, I'd be very pissed off with 'my' council, and, on balance I think I'd like to give the conservatives a go running the council, and yes, things seem to be better in other boroughs. On the face of it, Wandsworth Council do a far better job for their resident cyclists i.e.https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-july-2025/50-off-lime-bikes-wandsworth-council-makes-e-bikes-fair-safe-and-affordable/I guess I'm in a nice position where I live near Chiswick, so can enjoy the good things about it, without having to worry about the useless council.And, perhaps, if I lived in Hounslow I'd feel like you do about Katherine Dunne. Maybe you're right after all.Probably time for me to end this particular debate with you, David ... I'll just have to bite my tongue for a while :)
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