A judicial review, to overturn the acquittal of two protesters who called Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith “Tory scum” outside the Conservative party conference in 2021, has been unsuccessful.
The high court ruled that the protesters were “reasonable” as the use of Tory scum was to highlight the policies of the MP and was relevant to the “reasonableness of the conduct” in relation to the rights of freedom of expression and assembly. The director of public prosecutions asked for the review.
Sometime before, another judicial review failed, this time in a bid to resist the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London.
Tory run five London councils, including Harrow, launched a judicial review in February against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend the ULEZ to outer London boroughs.
The high court ruled in July that the mayor’s plan was “within his powers”. The judicial review failed.
The court action cost taxpayers £150,000 in each of five local authorities.
Harrow council administration never apologised to residents for wasting their £150,000.
Many big cities have ULEZ, including Birmingham and Glasgow, but of course they had no political reason for a revolt against such an air clear up initiative.
The Tory revolt against the ULEZ, London Mayor initiative, was apparently instigated by the Harrow councillor Susan Hall, who at the time led the GLA Conservatives group and is in the habit of calling Mayor Khan “a disgrace”.
Later, she stepped down from the post and is now the Tory candidate for the London Mayor election next year, heavily exploiting the ULEZ for political gain.
The high court ruled that the protesters were “reasonable” as the use of Tory scum was to highlight the policies of the MP and was relevant to the “reasonableness of the conduct” in relation to the rights of freedom of expression and assembly. The director of public prosecutions asked for the review.
Sometime before, another judicial review failed, this time in a bid to resist the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London.
Tory run five London councils, including Harrow, launched a judicial review in February against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend the ULEZ to outer London boroughs.
The high court ruled in July that the mayor’s plan was “within his powers”. The judicial review failed.
The court action cost taxpayers £150,000 in each of five local authorities.
Harrow council administration never apologised to residents for wasting their £150,000.
Many big cities have ULEZ, including Birmingham and Glasgow, but of course they had no political reason for a revolt against such an air clear up initiative.
The Tory revolt against the ULEZ, London Mayor initiative, was apparently instigated by the Harrow councillor Susan Hall, who at the time led the GLA Conservatives group and is in the habit of calling Mayor Khan “a disgrace”.
Later, she stepped down from the post and is now the Tory candidate for the London Mayor election next year, heavily exploiting the ULEZ for political gain.
Harrow Monitoring Group 
Wanton Profligacy with Council Taxpayers money 💰! Shocking & Reckless behaviour in this day & age!
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