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I can only assume that when he wrote this, he was on something which caused him to let his guard down and temporarily stop lying about what he thought. Shame it didn't last...just think how much his spoutings would be ripped to shreds if they were always so genuine. It would be hilarious. (Of course, that's exactly why he lies about hating motorists: he knows it's the only way of not humiliatingly losing the argument, time and time again. Although that still happens of course, so it's not a very clever strategy, in the usual Chapstick style.)

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23741170-pay-as-you-go- parking-card-will-charge-drivers-for-cars-emissions.do

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I hate motorists so I welcome this change, just like I welcome all anti- motorist measures (e.g. more and more taxes, speed cameras, unnecessary and badly-phased traffic lights, narrowed roads, and all the other great ways that have been found of making things harder for drivers).

Anyone who chooses to speed around in a ton of metal, putting lives at risk, is incredibly selfish and deserves everything they get. Eventually, the hope is that all these anti-car measures will make things so unpleasant for motorists that they will be forced out of their death cages and onto better, cleaner forms of transport, so that the door is open for us to make driving a private car illegal (the ultimate goal). ALL journeys can be made easily without cars.

Think it's bad now, motorists? Just you wait: it's going to get a LOT worse. You can whinge all you like but you have brought this upon yourselves. Those of us who care about safety and the environment (or rather, those of us who are closet socialists/Communists who are too cowardly to admit it so we pretend to care about safety/the environment instead) will welcome anti-car innovations such as this latest one invented by Richmond, who are one of the most progressive councils when it comes to bullying the evil drivers out of their death greenhouses.

The majority may not want these measures, but sometimes democracy has to be ignored and people like selfish drivers have to be told what's good for them. It's all for the best in the long run.

- Guy Chapman, Reading, UK