The secret to his success is that the other parties have fielded truly woeful candidates. Susan Hall and Shaun Bailey were so poor it's as if the Tories didn't want to win. They had nothing positive to offer, just whatever hatred they heard from the last cabbie they spoke to.
If they want to create airport capacity, they could: ban private jets, heavily tax frequent flyers, heavily tax domestic flights and those served by Eurostar. Boom, more airport capacity, no additional CO2
I think all "exceptional hardship" appeals should be replaced with an opportunity to swap a car licence for a moped-only licence. That way, the offender can still get on with their life, but they can't speed and they can't risk others lives without risking their own.
