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#StopKillingBusDrivers Did @BarneyDavisES @EveningStandard do any research before publishing this bit of what looks like (to me, anyway) @TfL Public Relations? @GeorgeOsborne @RossLydall @MayorofLondon @Heidi_LDN standard.co.uk/news/transport…

July #MQT @SadiqKhan told @KeithPrinceAM 'Drivers sit in self-contained cabs which have had additional seals added protective screen to virtually isolate area from passenger contact following work to minimise risks by @TfL @unitetheunion & Bus Operators' london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

So, if Bus Drivers "virtually isolated" from passengers why'd TfL buy "Grayson Thermal Systems" new 'device'? BTW FOI says Grayson Thermal tasked by @TfL in March 2013 to fix air conditioning problems on Boris Bus. How'd that turn out? #JustAskin whatdotheyknow.com/request/air_co…

ICYMI @BorisWatch (RIP) covered Grayson Thermal Systems 'solutions' to Boris Bus's Air Conditioning issues, so there is plenty of evidence out there. Does @standardnews know about Google Searches? They're handy! boriswatch.co.uk/2013/07/19/new… @Helzbels @therealdojj @MalLunam @LeeOdams

ICYMI in September @KeithPrinceAM asked @SadiqKhan about "THE SCIENCE" to prove those seals & screens are anything more than "window dressing" but so, far, NO RESPONSE & it's mid-November. Cat got your tongue @MayorofLondon? london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

ICYMI in June @CarolinePidgeon got promise from @SadiqKhan "later this summer" @TfL'd publish @ucl Advice that allowed Front Door Boarding to re commence in June. It's mid-November & NO SCIENCE proving Bus Drivers are #Covid19 Protected in Bus Cabs. london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

ICYMI @WSWS_Updates published story in June that confirmed "the screens were not designed by @UCL". So who did design screens that "virtually isolate" Drivers? Did @BarneyDavisES @standardnews ask @TfL for SCIENCE justifying new @GraysonTS 'device'? wsws.org/en/articles/20…

ICYMI Oct @KeithPrinceAM asked @MayorofLondon 'Has @TfL considered possibility Drivers stand higher risk of catching #Covid19 from other Drivers (thru lack of social distancing/mask wearing at depots) & on buses (thru shared cabs) than from passengers?' london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

That's a reasonable Q b/c 1st Pandemic showed Clusters of deaths at Specific Depots & Among specific Operators like @ComfortDelGro Metroline & @STG_AUD Tower Transit (2 BusCos had over 50% of Deaths). Didn't @BarneyDavisES @standardnews do any research? london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

ICYMI @KeithPrinceAM asked @MayorofLondon about #Covid19 outbreak at @ComfortDelGro Cricklewood Depot. NO RESPONSE from @SadiqKhan which is surprising TBH london.gov.uk/questions/2020…

b/c @WSWS_Updates covered this #Covid19 Outbreak story in September wsws.org/en/articles/20… @Topdeck1917

in fact @WSWS_Updates also reported in Sep that Cricklewood Drivers sent letter re #Covid19 Risk Concerns to UK Metroline MD & @ComfortDelGro CEO/MD Yang Ban Seng in Singapore. You'd have thought #LondonIsOpen @MayorofLondon'd take an interest! wsws.org/en/articles/20…

So @BarneyDavidES @standardnews there's years of
background data & lots of unanswered Mayor's Questions about TfL's actions to reduce Health Risks to Bus Drivers that suggests yesterday's story re new @GraysonTS 'device' nothing more than PR for @MayorofLondon. There will be Qs