On yer bike! with Islington Council

Sometimes I really despair at some of the silly ideas that some councils come up with. Now Islington Council seem to be joining the bandwagon and coming up with their own crackpot schemes.

They can't really be serious in thinking that anybody who owns a car will give it up for £200 and get a bicycle.

Accepted that residents who don't have cars and particularly those that do use a bicycle on a regular basis will applaud the idea. Can trust my local MP, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn will be delighted at the scheme. He's quite a colourful character anyway. Known as a cycle fanatic, one can often see him riding round the area on his bike. He is quoted in the local newspapers as saying: "Anything that encourages people to cycle rather than drive, particularly for short journeys, has got to be good news".

Tory Mayoral candidate Boris Johnson also rides around this area on his bike. Well they do both belong to the rather ridiculous All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, so maybe he'll have something positive to say about it in his Election spiel.

Saying that, couldn't find any photos on the web of Jeremy on his bike. Boris (above) there are plenty of him rushing around even suited up.

Will be interesting to see how many people actually take up the offer. Can envisage some who may do it for a few months but not a lifetime change.