Khan’s TFL Spent £45,000 on Elizabeth Line Souvenirs
Sadiq has as soon as once more been demanding but extra cash for Transport for London (TFL), claiming the federal government (see: the taxpayer) ought to open the coffers to resolve the “funding disaster” or face imminent tube and bus route cuts. Effectively, right here’s how Sadiq spends the cash he’s already received…
New Freedom of Info requests from the TaxPayers’ Alliance discovered that Transport for London spent a complete of £44,445.11 on commemorative merch forward of the opening of the Elizabeth Line, most of which was handed out without cost to volunteers. Right here’s the complete breakdown:
- 40,000 commemorative version pin badges: £19,855
- 7,000 cotton tote baggage: £6,370
- 50,000 mints: £5,100
- 4,000 keyring torches: £4,080
- 7,000 purple commemorative lanyards: £3,640
- 7,000 journey card holders: £2,030
- 3,500 yellow volunteer lanyards: £1,540
- 7,000 pencils: £1,330
- 140 surgical face masks: £470.40
- 8 purple foam palms: £29.71
Tfl insist these goodies had been designed to “recognise employees, their family and friends who gave up (in some circumstances) 4 hours of their weekend” to go on obligatory take a look at rides of the Elizabeth Line previous to its opening. In addition they declare the gadgets “made a really actual and essential contribution to the satisfaction and distinctive customer support which have been hallmarks of the launch”. Customer support so distinctive that nearly the complete tube community floor to a halt final week… together with the Elizabeth Line.
Elliot Keck, investigations marketing campaign supervisor on the TaxPayers’ Alliance, mentioned:
“If Transport for London goes to spend cash prefer it’s minted they shouldn’t be begging taxpayers for increasingly more money to cowl up their wasteful spending.”
£5,100 on mints. Employees might declare to be overworked and underpaid, at the least their breath might get up a corpse.
