General Secretary UCG. From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs. SPGB .CFC . "loyaulte me lie"
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GOOSEBUMPS! 🤯
@HibernianFC's players are serenaded by their supporters with a spine-tingling rendition of "Sunshine on Leith" after their Edinburgh Derby triumph 🙌
#PremierSportsCup
Nothing quite like Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin’. I was lucky enough to see it performed live at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2007. Absolutely brilliant
(The Jet Stone Conspiracy).Many of You’s might not have heard of him, he is well worth a listen.
His first album Tales of America is difficult to get on vinyl had to get my copy from Berlin , do yourselves a favour and look it up on your streaming apps. Absolute genius.Ondara👏🏻
Noah Kahan Stick Season. A proper modern acoustic classic. Brilliant songwriting from start to finish. Top quality album
“What do you think about the Communist Manifesto? I love the manifesto, put it to the test-o.” Sultans of Ping F.C. on the turntable. Some of the lyrics are absolutely hilarious. "Let's go shopping and flip-flopping my dear" definitely ain't the weather for that today!
Playing Diamond Dogs. It was released in May 1974, a month before my 11th birthday, my Nan queued at HMV Oxford Street to get it for me. 52 years later and it still sounds absolute class.
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A Statement of
FACTS.
I have been a UCG committee member for approximately six years and in that time I sat on and attended all committee and members meetings(which are minuted)
And the subject of reducing or diluting the KOL has NEVER been discussed or proposed.
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Official Statement from United Cabbies (UCG):
"To clear up any confusion and directly dispel malicious rumours currently circulating on social media: United Cabbies Group (UCG) has never discussed, proposed, or supported reducing the Knowledge of London radius to 4 miles. This is absolutely not our policy.
Any claims suggesting otherwise are completely false and fabricated to mislead the trade. While UCG acknowledges that certain efficiencies could improve the Knowledge, we need to be persuaded by any proposals and will NEVER support dropping its world-class standards. Our commitment to protecting the integrity of the Knowledge of London remains absolute.
We are making our position known publicly to put an end to this matter now, and we will not be making any further comment on this."
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Reminder: if there are parked cars or vans on taxi ranks in Westminster especially those off Oxford Street and hot spots like Liberty if you use the Westminster Report It Assistant tool it means they can use that info to deploy Marshalls:
report-it-assistant.westmins…
Whilst we can flag issues with Head of Parking if it is hours after the event when we pick it up on the ranks feed they cannot direct their Marshalls to where it is needed.
The Head of Parking and her team are trying to ensure our ranks are free of parked vehicles so we can work them and service our passengers.
She has said tonight "thanks so much for advising members to use the Report It tool; this will help an area marshal attend as soon as possible. I’ll also ask the team to keep an eye on the area, so hopefully we’ll see an improvement soon."
Thank you.
@LDNCabRanks
The Proclaimers - The London Palladium - Wed • 28 Oct 2026 • 19:30.
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A grey, dank London afternoon is the absolute sweet spot for a bit of Mozzer. It’s practically mandatory when it’s pissing down with rain like this!
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Update on John Lewis Taxi Rank:
Following the remarking and reduction in rank space we were made aware of yesterday after being assured no loss in space, the following should have been put in place today:
Bagging the taxi sign on the old rank and directional signage being put in place to direct passengers to the new temp rank both inside the John Lewis exit and clearing directing passengers to the temp rank location so they are not standing at the bus stop trying to hail a cab when cabs are servicing the new rank.
What additional rank space can be added in the vicinity which has been discussed, needs to be finalised with the cast of thousands involved and naturally subject to agreement.
When we get this information we will update drivers.
A request for the rank to be kept clear so taxis can service it as a working rank as when the email was fired off it was not usable and needed to be cleared of PHV using it to drop off and vans servicing The Elephant building parking on it.
Buses will soon begin to use our old rank as the bus stop so please can you now use the marked out temp taxi rank which is in front of the crossing by the John Lewis click and collect entrance and stop using the newly marked out bus stop as a taxi rank or a feeder to the taxi rank.
Thank you for your patience with this.
Temporary Changes to John Lewis/Henrietta Place Taxi Rank Arrangements:
The following message was shared in work groups this morning following the chaos of yesterday:
We would like to make you aware of a temporary change to the taxi rank serving John Lewis on Henrietta Place, which is required as part of the measures to make Oxford Street traffic-free from 26 October 2026.
As part of these changes, TfL will be routing westbound bus services (98, 139, 390, N98 and N207) via Henrietta Place and Cavendish Square (South). The permanent bus stop for these services is planned to be located behind the Elephant building, which is currently undergoing renovation.
TfL had planned to install this bus stop when the developer moved its hoardings back this autumn, however the works have since been extended and the hoardings now occupy the planned bus stop location.
To maintain access to Oxford Street for bus customers, we have installed a temporary bus stop and bus cage in place of the existing taxi rank. The taxi rank has been relocated immediately west of the pedestrian crossing and temporary signage will be installed to indicate the head of the rank. We are making drivers aware of this change but we would be grateful if you could also help share this information.
The temporary bus stop is expected to be in place for up to six months. Please be assured that we will return the taxi rank to its previous location at the earliest opportunity.
We apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this temporary arrangement may cause and have sought to keep the relocated rank as close as possible to its permanent location.
Kind regards
Stakeholder Relations Team
Licensing & Regulation
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Temporary Changes to John Lewis/Henrietta Place Taxi Rank Arrangements:
The following message was shared in work groups this morning following the chaos of yesterday:
We would like to make you aware of a temporary change to the taxi rank serving John Lewis on Henrietta Place, which is required as part of the measures to make Oxford Street traffic-free from 26 October 2026.
As part of these changes, TfL will be routing westbound bus services (98, 139, 390, N98 and N207) via Henrietta Place and Cavendish Square (South). The permanent bus stop for these services is planned to be located behind the Elephant building, which is currently undergoing renovation.
TfL had planned to install this bus stop when the developer moved its hoardings back this autumn, however the works have since been extended and the hoardings now occupy the planned bus stop location.
To maintain access to Oxford Street for bus customers, we have installed a temporary bus stop and bus cage in place of the existing taxi rank. The taxi rank has been relocated immediately west of the pedestrian crossing and temporary signage will be installed to indicate the head of the rank. We are making drivers aware of this change but we would be grateful if you could also help share this information.
The temporary bus stop is expected to be in place for up to six months. Please be assured that we will return the taxi rank to its previous location at the earliest opportunity.
We apologise for any inconvenience or confusion this temporary arrangement may cause and have sought to keep the relocated rank as close as possible to its permanent location.
Kind regards
Stakeholder Relations Team
Licensing & Regulation