just reading about transport proposals for the olympics.
Found this gem tucked away. ................................................................................................Murtagh says the private minicab industry is worth more than £2b a year, and she wants the industry to be part of any Olympics bonanza. 'The government can't afford for the industry not to be working properly. We need to be clearly identified with corporate signage and give the same service [as black cabs].'

Ken Livingstone, it appears, is behind the private-hire industry in its campaign for equal access rights. Mark Watts, the Mayor's Policy Advisor for Transport and Air Quality, speaks on the Mayor's behalf of 'the important role that private care hire can play in sustainable transport, and in helping the disabled and elderly.'

Dawn Butler, MP for Brent South, talks about 'the good service' that private-hire cabs provide for her constituents and people from deprived communities who can rely on the fixed fee private cabs charge and who you can ask for their favourite drivers.

whats a "private cab"?...

Ken Livingstone, it appears, is behind the private-hire industry