Huge Fare Rises and Higher Taxes Dent Mayor's Popularity

Evening Standard - London › February 14, 2007

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KEN LIVINGSTONE'S popularity is being affected by his huge fare rises and continued demands on council tax payers, his own polling has revealed.

It shows his satisfaction rating is at its lowest for three years, while the number of people dissatisfied is only one point from being the worst since he came to power in Those declaring themselves dissatisfied list as their top concerns the congestion charge zone - which expands into west London on Monday - money "wasted" on pet projects, and higher fares.

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Huge Fare Rises and Higher Taxes Dent Mayor's Popularity

According to the Mayor's annual poll of 1,418 Londoners, 36 per cent of respondents are very or fairly satisfied with his performance and 26 per cent fairly or very dissatisfied.

However this compares with 39 ...

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