People's Question Time Online

The economy needs people that are adaptable and willing to learn other jobs. No use having a degree and saying " I'm qualified  in xyz therefore I'm not going to do anything else" London and the Government should think more of apprenticeships rather than banging on that degrees are better for the economy.

London's economy  is already suffering from Covid-19 restrictions, especially cultural places e.g. theatres,and the Royal Festival Hall, and the orchestras that are losing money as they cannot play there.  What are your plans to regenerate London's economy both immediately and in the long-term?

Currently, many young adults and teenagers are underemployed or unemployed in London due to the effects of the pandemic. Many are wasting their time, applying for jobs, resulting in businesses responding with "unfortunaly". Some between the ages of 16-18, are frustrated due to the coincidence of COVID-19 becoming an issue in such a crucial stage in their lives. 
What short term measures are being taken place to reduce those entering into adulthood from struggling financially, especially those whose Guardians rely on means-tested benefits

eScooters are safer way to commute than public transport during the pandemic. Also, they can be taken inside, unlike bicycles (as scooters need smaller space). I know that shared eScooters are legal now. But there is none available. Plus shared bicycles/scooters increase the risk of covid transmission.

Do you agree that, wearing a helmet and bicycle lights, it is safe to ride eScooters when following same rules like cyclists have to follow? 

What does prevent issuing the proper rules for eScooters that would help people to protect the NHS? 

If rules to insure those shared ones could be created why can't you issue the rules for private ownership? 

Can the Mayor assure us that there will be an adequate social care workforce when new immigration rules kick in from January?

What policies are aimed to support young mothers returning to work but discriminated by their employers because of their maternity leave during the pandemic? 

By shutting or narrowing all the main and secondry roads and parking spaces , increasing all ulez and congestion charges , how does the mayor expect the capital to recover , instead its swarming with gangs and crime and un licenced flea ridden pedicabs with foreign music blairing out around Oxford street and resedential neighbourhoods day and all night. Allowing homeless and stateless tent comunities to freely devellop on Park lane central reservation and other grassy areas   with the human waste and dust bin diving culture operated by these people. This mayor is operating the same swamp tactics as Nancy Pelosi in the US turning the jewl in Londons crown into a swamp capital .

Who but other lawless drifters would find this City attractive , certainly no one with a nice car having to pay near £50 to 100 pounds to just get to the BANKRUPT SHOPS   

What precautions are being taken place to ensure that people that are medically exempt from wearing face masks arent discriminated against in the workplace or when applying for jobs. 

I have already been told that I cannot be offered a job due to being medically exempt from wearing face masks. 

Will the mayor support a universal basic income to get us all through this terrible time?

What are the short term and long term plans for London as a leading Capital City of the world to combat racism and ensure the deconstructing of systemic rasicm is addressed within our communities? as I believe when we change other cities will follow!

Question...How is the Mayor going to tackle & criminalise local councils, such as London borough Hounslow...By holding them to account for Commiting fraud with tax payers finances...Example..CCTV / Enforcement officers in uniforms operating for pure revenue / stealth by fraud, against public & local residents...Issuing motorists with PCN with hidden CCTV, plus poor / incorrect / deceiving road signage to implement entrapment against motorists...This excercise is canceretic excercise to commit internal town hall fraud by hidden stealth

Hounslow council management / CEOs, continue to create a hostile environment during Covad19, using spying techniques by discriminant tactics, in order to create revenue by corruption / deceit & fraud...Operating in a new town hall during years of Austerity...Selling off old Civic Centre (Lampton road) to greedy "scam" property developers...Building with cheap cladding materials by breaching Health & safety regulations...Examples Of. (Grenfell Towers) in the making ...Greedy / corrupt landlords buying newly built expensive multy occupancy properties ..Charging high rents in controlling the housing market...No longer having properties for Social housing, or rent to buy housing schemes. London Mayor. (Sadiq Khan) continues, by allowing / promoting local london councils to continue this fraud against local residents  

Many already facing homelessness, due to high rents plus increses in council taxes during COVAD19..NO MPs /Councillors or political figures have lost wages / bonuses, or expenses with their business during lockdown..Self awardeding themselves each with 10K pay rises while others are faced with Bankruptcy..Mayor must expose this to investigate & bring to book these corrupt actons taking place by many local councils, including Hounslow Council & their management...Money laundering their Ill gotten gains!   

It has been quite a complicated process to get to where I can ask a question.  What efforts are the Mayor and his team, the Assembly Economy and Brexit Committees making to ensure that London and Britain avoids a no-deal Brexit.

Recent events have caused thousands of civic and business leaders to call for a redesign of our economic system that uses the best of capitalism (while leaving the worst behind) to create communities and cities that are fully inclusive, more innovative, and increase economic vibrancy, while also becoming more resilient, and economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable for ALL residents.

Countries and cities around the world are starting to use politically agnostic, community-based, stakeholder capitalism driven, economic models, that use business, economics, and empowerment to drive positive impact for EVERY civic and private stakeholder segment, plus ALL residents. They are also designed so that  every resident with the opportunity to participate in, and personally benefit from, the creation of fully inclusive and more resilient communities. ​

"Empowered inclusion equates to greater resiliency, and greater resiliency equates to a sustainable future" ​

When we see quotes like the one below, the quesiton becomes has London adopted such a model, and if not, why not?​

"As the world starts to talk about developing new community based economic systems using inclusive capitalism, In Place Impact has already done it. Furthermore, they have tested their model of Impact Economics for almost a decade, proven that it works, and are giving 6,000 people the opportunity to deploy it in their own communities"​

~ Lawrence Bloom

Secretary-General, Be Earth, 

A United Nations IGO

Who has more priority in society: the economy and how London is doing over all or the people living in London?

I'm a freelancer live sound engineer. Since lockdown live events workers have not been able to work because venues closed or social distancing doesn't allow venues to reopen at full capacity without major financial loss. A lot of us didn't get any financial help at all, some of us "retrained" and are doing other jobs after years of sacrifices to build particular skills that have made the live events industry successful. Majority of us are struggling and covered in debts. London has always been the Mecca of live events and culture, thanks to the live events workers the city and UK has benefited from an £84million worth industry for years. The situation is dramatic and the little help that the government gave us in the last months is not enough to keep us going. 600.000 and counting jobs are at risk. There's a huge risk that when and if live events will come back there won't be any skilled workers left. If culture workers are not helped culture will not survive. Can the Mayor of London and the Night Czar help us? We also kindly ask the Mayor of London to meet a delegation us so we can explain how difficult the situation is. Thanks in advance.

It seems to me that all the mayor wants to do is impose more Covid restrictions on people, yet to what end? All we are doing is crossing our fingers and hoping a vaccine comes. Well what if it doesn't? That's not a strategy is it? We can't live like this forever can we? How do you propose that we get London back to work?

Why are you keeping dysfunctional police buildings in London? Some are in prime locations and worth billions.