{"id":134009,"date":"2023-08-16T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=134009"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:19:07","slug":"rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigel Farage shares views on imminent ULEZ expansion<\/h3>\n

Glasgow city centre is \u201cinfested\u201d with rats – with a union boss blaming cuts to the number of street cleaners coupled with refuse vehicles being unable to comply with the city\u2019s Low Emission Zone (LEZ).<\/p>\n

And a spokesman for the LEZ Fightback Campaign has claimed the introduction of the controversial scheme has nothing to do with lowering pollution – and is instead a mechanism for boosting the coffers of Glasgow City Council.<\/p>\n

Chris Mitchell, GMB Scotland\u2019s Glasgow branch convenor, warned bins were going unemptied because of a shortage of refuse vehicles.<\/p>\n

He said: “There is a rat infestation and the reason is because of the cuts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are rats everywhere. Rat infestation is rife across Glasgow.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss… <\/strong> China \u00a32.4trn economic meltdown ‘has ‘spillover potential for UK'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

“It is nonsense to say the rats have only become more visible.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Herald, Mr Mitchell claimed: \u201cThe Scottish Government has to admit that Glasgow is in decline.<\/p>\n

\u201cServices are struggling and they must give the council money, but unfortunately the council for some reason think it is not in decline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vehicles currently being used in the city centre to undertake waste collections were “not fit for purpose\u201d, Mr Mitchell added.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The LEZ, covering roughly one square mile of Glasgow city centre, came into force on June 1.<\/p>\n

In July, a total of 5,933 penalty charge notices were issued to cars driven into the zone, more than double the 2,922 issued in June, according to official figures.<\/p>\n

Almost 150 drivers a day are therefore being hit with fines with the initial penalty for non-compliant vehicles being \u00a360.<\/p>\n

Of the council\u2019s 1,615 vehicles, 616 are currently non-compliant, meaning they are no longer permitted to enter the zone.<\/p>\n

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n

Don’t miss… <\/strong>
Terrifying clip shows e-bike battery blaze engulfing room within seconds[LATEST] <\/strong>
‘Idiotic’ tourists slammed for ‘risking their lives’ tombstoning[LATEST] <\/strong>
Harry and Meghan dragged into horrific WhatsApp messages sent by ex-police[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Jack Irvine, the campaign\u2019s media and political director, told Express.co.uk:\u00a0\u201cThis has nothing to do with pollution.<\/p>\n

\u201cPollution levels are now at an accepted level and have been for some time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about revenue raising for a beleaguered council.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scheme being rolled out across all 32 of the UK capital\u2019s boroughs on August 29, he added: \u201cIt\u2019s exactly the same as the ULEZ insanity sweeping London.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cRats are very intelligent I am told.<\/p>\n

“Perhaps they should be running this dysfunctional council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey couldn\u2019t be any worse than those inside the City Chambers.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

Express.co.uk has contacted Glasgow City Council for comment.<\/p>\n

Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigel Farage shares views on imminent ULEZ expansion Glasgow city centre is \u201cinfested\u201d with rats – with a union boss blaming cuts to the number […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":134008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nigel Farage shares views on imminent ULEZ expansion Glasgow city centre is \u201cinfested\u201d with rats – with a union boss blaming cuts to the number [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fin2me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rat-\u2018infestation-blamed-on-\u2018insanity-of-Glasgows-Low-Emission-Zone-.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mark\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/\",\"name\":\"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0e9920e03d3b41c7ad02a18375d76a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Politics\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/category\/politics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/\",\"name\":\"Fin2me\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0e9920e03d3b41c7ad02a18375d76a\",\"name\":\"Mark\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39b72719fb75a2d3c7d7695026648602?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39b72719fb75a2d3c7d7695026648602?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mark\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me","og_description":"Nigel Farage shares views on imminent ULEZ expansion Glasgow city centre is \u201cinfested\u201d with rats – with a union boss blaming cuts to the number [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/","og_site_name":"Fin2me","article_published_time":"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00","author":"Mark","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Rat-\u2018infestation-blamed-on-\u2018insanity-of-Glasgows-Low-Emission-Zone-.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mark","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/","url":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/","name":"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone - Fin2me","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-16T15:19:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0e9920e03d3b41c7ad02a18375d76a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/rat-infestation-blamed-on-insanity-of-glasgows-low-emission-zone\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Politics","item":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/category\/politics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Rat \u2018infestation\u2019 blamed on \u2018insanity\u2019 of Glasgow\u2019s Low Emission Zone"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/","name":"Fin2me","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ad0e9920e03d3b41c7ad02a18375d76a","name":"Mark","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39b72719fb75a2d3c7d7695026648602?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/39b72719fb75a2d3c7d7695026648602?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mark"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}