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| July 7 'insult' to 999 crews |
| 2006-06-06 |
| EFL The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said people who criticised the emergency services over their response to the July 7 terror attacks were "nit picking" and said the rest of the world was "in awe" of how the services reacted. He was responding to a report by the London Assembly which exposed a catalogue of failings including massive communication problems, a lack of basic medical supplies and a "completely unacceptable" failure to properly care for thousands of survivors. The report said it was "unacceptable" that the emergency services were still unable to communicate by radio when underground - despite recommendations which followed the King's Cross fire 18 years ago. A Transport for London spokesman said a £2 billion radio network for the Tube was being rolled out next year. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #9 Well, with the current goons in power in Toronto and their union pets of high wage and no work, we're screwed for an attack. All medic, transit and municipal staff would desert at the first moment. I have zero hope for a good response in this city in it's current political climate. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-06 21:29 |
| #8 #6, I think he knows full well the difference depends upon which political party is involved as he is suppossed to be immune as a Red. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-06-06 13:54 |
| #7 He has confused nit picking and nose picking. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-06 12:17 |
| #6 I wonder if he even understands the difference betweek "nit picking" and after action review for to improve performance. |
| Posted by: Croger Whaith9227 2006-06-06 11:59 |
| #5 And the people of London should be different from the people of New Orleans, how? |
| Posted by: Snerese Angeang9015 2006-06-06 10:31 |
| #4 No chance. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-06-06 10:17 |
| #3 In a democracy when the people elect boobs they deserve the results. Will the people of London correct the results when they next get a chance? |
| Posted by: Odysseus 2006-06-06 09:40 |
| #2 I'm sure Mayor Nagins feels the same way about 'nit picking' his performance as well. |
| Posted by: Uloger Whease2177 2006-06-06 08:59 |
| #1 When people lie bleeding to death for an hour underground (Russell Square) one does wonder exactly wtf was going on... |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2006-06-06 06:49 |