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'Turn back LT's clock'

29th May 1982, Page 12
29th May 1982
Page 12
Page 12, 29th May 1982 — 'Turn back LT's clock'
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

LONDON TRANSPORT is too i portant to be treated as a pol cal football, Confederation British Industry deputy direc general Kenneth Edwards tolâ–  group of London businesmen.

He said that LT should be r for the benefit of Londoners vu use its services and the best vi that that this can be done is allowing it to revert to its p 1969 status and bring it or again under the control of Department of Transport.

He said that the CBI is c posed to operating subsidies it believes they tend to mE inefficiency but it recognit that LT needs a consideral measure of external support believes that this should car from a wider public than ji Greater London 'Council rd

payers. .6 ,) Mr Edwards felt that this ne could best be met by a din Department of Transport gra Some rate support grant adju ment to spread the burden t tween central government a those local authorities who areas are served by LT shoi not be ruled out. "There is need for a balance between c mocratic control and essent management freedom operate efficiently, and we cc sider our solution will best tisfy that need." he said.