Sadiq Khan’s move to “showcase London’s rich diversity” by renaming Overground lines has hit the buffers after it emerged the virtue-signalling gimmick is estimated to have cost taxpayers £6.3 million.
London’s Ginger Line has suddenly turned into a rainbow. Not only has Sadiq Khan given stretches of the Overground new colours, they have also been renamed. And, unsurprisingly, the Mayor, shrieval overlord of diversity and inclusivity, has chosen names that reinforce a particular view of London’s, and Britain’s, history, one that celebrates (or if we’re being more cynical, fetishises) the contributions, experiences and struggles of women and minorities.
Having presided over massive upsurges in crime, soaring anti-Semitism and transport chaos in our capital city, one might have hoped that Sadiq Khan would be focusing full time on policies to address these issues.