Ken Livingstone in election leaflet gaffe (From Sutton Guardian)

• "Hi Michael
  
  You may want to read Boris' article this morning in the Daily Telegraph when he explains that to assume his new Routemaster costs £1million each, is like saying that the first 10 Minis cost £50 million as the development costs of the car was £500m. By the time the fleet is rolled out they'll be cheaper than what's there.
  
  PeterM, with regards to policing in the Borough - compared to 2008, there are 26 more police officers, 2 more PCSOs and 63 more Specials. There are also 2,577 more patrols. A 36.3% drop in youth violence, a fall in bus crime of 37.5% and an overall drop in crime of 15.6% has made Sutton an even safer place to live.
  
  I remember when first elected as a councillor in 2006, there was significant concern about the amount of child-on-child crime especially on the buses. This also made buses unpleasant for the elderly to use. Tackling this was a priority and I am glad that there is a demonstrable improvement."
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