Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone17 December 1981
"Vandals in Ermine" while Livingstone maintained his belief that the judicial decision was politically motivated.
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"Vandals in Ermine" while Livingstone maintained his belief that the judicial decision was politically motivated.
Livingstone got on board with a campaign known as "Keep Fares Fair" in order to bring about a change in the law that would make the Fares Fair policy legal; an alternate movement, "Cant Pay, Wont Pay", accused Livingstone of being a sell-out and insisted
The GLC appeal the "Fares Fair" court verdict, taking the case to the House of Lords but five Law Lords unanimously rule in favour of Bromley Borough Council, putting a permanent end to the Fares Fair policy, GLC transport chairman Dave Wetzel labelled the judges
that the GLC proceed with its policies regardless of their legality
One aspect of the London Transport reforms was however maintained; the new system of flat fares within ticket zones, and the inter-modal Travelcard ticket continued as the basis of the ticketing system, the GLC puts together new.
measures to reduce London Transport fares by a more modest amount, 25%, taking them back to roughly the price that they were when Livingstones administration took office; it is ruled legal in January 1983, and subsequently implemented.
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