In the capital that there's the headline some of the headlines you'll be seeing this morning Sadique Khan has been accused of picking on Obama after the taxi handing out was stripped of its license to operate in London. The mad praise Transport for London for the decision and said he was annoyed that the firm could not be shut down immediately would you miss. It's become a thing isn't it in London. People would say I'm going to anybody. Not I'm going to hail a cab or car described ruling as extraordinary I'm wrong and said the problems related to just 43 of its 45000 drivers. Most of whom a decent honest hardworking people. It is so wrong to suggest $45000.00 if you drive as uninsured or unlicensed still dangerous drivers there are some of course but then I don't like that. Important to have balance in that I miss a concert in a this decision may be unpopular with uses but their safety is the paramount concern unfortunately I've not got the power to stop them operating straight away. Any other business you can think of that you'd be able to slash 45000 jobs over night. And not get a bit of a drubbing for that James Fargo we spoke to a moment ago said the mess decision once again she's neighbor license will come as a hammer blow to its 45000 drivers working under precarious conditions many will now face the distress of not only unemployment but also the crippling debt as they struggle to meet car lease payments some are asking about this is morning if you're a new driver are you concerned are you worried you think you'll get another job easily and as a newbie user perhaps you concerned about this. Or perhaps you were even thinking of starting up your own app I mean there are several of them now there's quite a few of them now. So will be missed out of 807312000 Also this morning we're talking about the chief rabbi who has said that the Jews in the u.k. Are concerned about a Labor government we know from history what starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews and he said that the very soul of our nation is at stake as he speaks out he says I'm not telling you how to vote but I am saying that we're worried about a Labor government so I'm asking you about that this morning well. How do you feel about that or you will a Jew living here in London are you worried about a Labor government what worries you about a Labor government genuinely What is it that you fear the most from a Labor government to give me a call. In the mean time there are just 16 days left until the election how exciting but you've only got until midnight tonight to register to vote as some under represented members of society might not know that they can vote including the homeless population of London who are being urged to make sure their voices heard in this general election and people without a permanent address can vote by registering a temporary address or a night shelter even a park bench I had no idea about the stand who used to be homeless is now raising awareness in central London this was home for I agree with the facts on. Just a little why down the road. The just the love and understanding that I was expecting from the heartless people can vote no for the right to vote other think the point of streets are aware of their rights to follow because the flaws were for distributing people but I do have the vote to how most not progress with them so I printed off a number of the forms which we can sit with people still don't see. The marks from. Unison Oh yes Mark was the 1st person to be married start a registered yesterday homelessness top of the agenda. Not Vote Yes So are you registered to vote one in 6 to still isn't That's according to the electoral commission we're joining me now is down he's chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society and a very good morning to you Daryn good morning Petri Why is why a one in 6 of us still not registered to vote could it be lack of trust in voting I think there's several reasons one why that's the case what one of the reasons as said traditionally this is been such a difficult thing to do and that's one of the things we're trying to raise awareness about today the sets. Well and good thing the government have done a spin to make it a very simple quick process now to get on the register the by going to the g.o.p. Don't you k. Web site and it can take listen 5 minutes to get on the register so so that's not possible to do that on mime but back in the past you had to fill out an actual physical form and those sort of barriers that tend to exist in these some people who might being on registers and then there are those who don't you know prefer not to participate in this way but it is actually the law for every adult over 18 who's eligible to be on the electoral register so really there is a responsibility as a citizen to be on the electorate just and there's a very quick and easy thing to do so you need to be on the net to have a just a you need to that you can still not vote that that thing is they want once you're on the Majesty can still deny you can still terribly ill pony cart that they try to mean you you retain the the democratic choice I guess you could put it that if you opt not to vote in the that is dead or your right unfortunately we have you know not great voter turnout in the u.k. Even important things like general elections that turnout in the last couple of elections has been about 2 thirds so we use times where that together we know we think there's a 9000000 people that are not on the register which is a real problem that we're addressing today but even of those who do get on the register I'm me 2 thirds vote and we know that and in this election many people playing to vote tactically do not vote for the 1st choice of vote to pass to one other party will vote for somebody they like least to stop someone they dislike more and all those kind of things that whole thing quite confusing so really. What we what we're calling for is a much more simple system of voter registration but the longer term issues are the there are a lot of topics about our democracy that need sorting. To make sure we have a system where people's voices truly hurt but before we can do that the for his step is to try and get as many people as we can on to the electoral register so you know he's got your right the rights to have your say on the sim of the vote just very quickly is very antipode in Kota this because I'm crossing over to camber in a moment I couldn't help but notice your accent. This morning but in Australia of course it's compulsory and we'll be talking about that with one of he'll fellows in Australia in a moment should it be compulsory here well I have to hasten to add that I mean you've given me as I said pretty well I did say I am today and yesterday yeah isn't such a show yeah. I think there's a lot of results of sit about compulsory voting because Did you know the old line that you know you shouldn't complain unless you've had your say I just kind of still have felt must see that we should be demanding of our candidates and parties that they inspire us to vote by putting up really good people with great policies and we should all feel motivated to vote because our votes count rather than the very political costs that have turned so many people off politics being Canty to market of customers if you like for the prices of compulsory voting so there's a lot to be said for it but I'll draw the let's try and improve our democracy and make it a functioning viable healthy thing and that the base 5 people can do that today before midnight is to make sure that chick with everyone they know that they're on the electoral register at year he taught u.k. Isn't good to talk to this morning crossing now live to from from from the from a key way to an Aussie now Greg Jennett a political reporter with The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Good morning t.a. Morning to Terry listening there to Darrin same gnocchi know if you make it compulsory and politicians just they've got a ready market they don't have to work too hard is that the case in Australia Well it's certainly a leader t. For that argument. He's advance from time to time a now System patriot I suppose depending which way you look at it it's the infinitely seemed to fulfill your city call delegation to the democracy here or it's hellishly more complex because you get Saddam many more voters turning out now figure is always run for federal national elections above 90 percent and we're at 92 percent when a strike against went to the polls that was $14000000.00 of them by the way back in the middle of my d.c. Year and that's against a population of 24 to 25000000 people so what we have he paid tree is an electoral commission that works extremely hard on making sure what we call the electoral roll or you seem to call the register is thoroughly up to date thing is that. People have full to vote does not necessarily mean that they vote properly. Will the label of which they inform themselves all the e shoes and make astute judgments about how to cough they ballot will be debated this actually a bit of a misnomer at play here picture because technically one astray it has on polling day is compulsory attendance if it's compulsory to be mocked off on a roll if you're already on it what happens to handed the sheets of ballot papers that is your own cold so you get knocked off and then you are the voters voting formally or doesn't vote at all and tear up your ballot paper that's up to you you want to get the fine which is equivalent to about 10 quid if you mocked off and it's really on our bill us oppose of the $92.00 to say into a mock down to turnout how many of those actually cast an informed ballot as against writing a rude message on the ballot paper we might have another do you think is the best way to go do you think that most country I mean some. 90 percent turnout would be something we dream about a year well it's not quite a cradle to grave experience here at Coutts seen from when Yeah I think that is very much the Leave It To experience of the vast majority of the strike against myself included so the electoral commission makes sure particularly with networks of computers talking to one another now that once you take out say your driver's license or your 1st rental property in your late teens or early twenty's twenty's they're going to catch your attention and send a form to use a year on once you're on life pretty straightforward to do that you know you have to go out every 3 years and do your democratic thing and generally I don't think most Australians to graduate Patriots just part of life that you factor in if you do have an objection you can weigh that 10 quid fine. Thank you very much an. A.b.c. Journalist in Canberra Australia should it be compulsory 107312000. One of the moment looking very busy southbound only approaching Stirling. Says a broken down cone just before the vote. On the cheap. Which means the whole posting a good service this morning any updates you can give us a call 871-2000 or you can tweet b.b.c. Travel and that travel. Well. We think about it but that's the Phelps said You tell that beautifully I feel I'd be a good old civil right now fellow said I It does get absolutely going for a big thing that one weekday mornings from 7 b.b.c. Radio looking at. The morning and of course the message will be with you at 7 o'clock this morning and I know that she's going to be talking about the chief rabbi as you and I have been as well this morning and him saying that the very soul of our nation is at stake his he as he'd speak sought jarring the election period and says that Jews are concerned and worried about labor forming the next government he's asking what will become of Jews and Judaism in Britain if the Labor party forms the next government the Jewish community he goes on to say has learned the hard way that speaking out means that we will be demonized so. Let me know if you are a London Jew if you are worried about a Labor government what is it that particularly worries you we've also been talking this morning about. 45000 jobs at risk is loses its right to run the app in London road drivers were caught posing as legitimate I mean there are so the complaints are absolutely really quite shocking 14000 times. The system allowed uninsured an unlicensed drivers to pick up passengers that's no small amount of raw aids. However compared to the millions of journeys that people do in these these cars it is small by percentage terms. I 107312000 will you miss. It's banned in Bulgaria and hungry. And withdrew from Denmark and his face pressed in a number of u.s. States as well so I want to hear from you if you are a driver and if that dissipates rejected you be out of work presumably seeking another job and you think it would be easy to find another job many 1st time callers in on this Peter good morning to. Morning Well I say it's always about. Pentagon anywhere really so we only stay by kind of through the back door before I think I'm 70 is last time by the appeal to charge this time. I'm sure they start with relief not really facts say the charges and had to defend. She thought she had to come off it was only one magazine everything right about them is you know. That that was that was so it keeps saying on the telly that they're fine licenses. And that's on the b.b.c. Program. So often you know all of the trials and this this is nothing that they know all of our net know all about Oprah's a company. Reapers account you know the drivers I mean this guy one thing that they still have jobs it's just hard to have a read. That won't change nothing and I'm sure I was well there you go. With Transport for London is constrained by the congestion charge and Ok it's about money you know I don't speak English stand a chance of paying for an increased English text another child on the plane so it's all about the money to not going anywhere anybody where they are not going anywhere you know I mean even if they did. It's like I've been saying the genie's out of possible realism it was this yes full of hailing cabin you guys have got one now say you know that this is perhaps these costs of his were asleep the whale metaphorically and didn't see that future market coming in it was slipped in it would have come anyway wouldn't it yet another of. Luck Rocco Sykes odious Patty. Bailey Stice I'll just go aside another point to. Buy me a cd come on starting with the Black Cat Joyce has. A Absolutely so with the black cab drivers I'll show you why. You're 50 years of age of fire for a new head you want to know this. You're 50 years of age you said type now 65 or 67 are you going to get me pension carry on kid shitty come on and so would the booksellers who'd been driving for 4 years they had met on a sunny 12 years last we had a 15 year license Jimmy can't come in and gone aged 12 years so now the bloke who is $63.00 was thinking of carrying on and doing a little bit for you guys awake is that the equation is going to be consuls over the cap cd countdown starting to play catch draws I'm telling you a slow with the black drivers and they're used to progress people go by electric taps their sixty's to high fashion pass and I know I know that my all kind we can see you guys let me just tell you it's free 1000 pounds a year. To ensure it brought home 64 free granny a just to ensure it right next to the car selected Jarvis on March Ok we don't forward this go forward director types we cannot do is that Ted to thank junctions I'm certain I'm only to share the need in when people want to get to work and use that but we've got a price 65 grand you can even use it. Say I see somebody me with a flat tire Chargers and yeah I know that it is out there it is difficult to say because I know from historically talking to you guys as well that you've never felt that there's been a mass on your side since this is in states Livingston really not a lovely lady the other way from Euston she wants to go past the bank junction. She's discipled. She found out Mr discussing it all money which it does she go to a random random new car guy for the bill is trustable money she thinks some people but we have to encode all of these you know the ramps and everything else d.l. And us policy toward all these things we we I think that's a good take on user sorry I'm not a good thing it's a good saying that if you know your current surpassingly come and use it is it different than the make. Try if you collect tradition think of the pay $65.00 grand range toes 'd or a plumber is a step salute the right it is that it is such an outlet and I know that many cab drivers are really struggling with the Soviets to make them pay I mean the current drivers now. I don't say I was well got just told about the troll of your role should the county commission a free and fasten caps so free and all fasten types of not going off the road all the ones right yeah yeah so that the land in the old the old man industry it can't come. Because there are no Ted speakers because they're just closing them down the path to go because they haven't go the equipment for the electric that hasn't got it done no state machine so no on the other taxicab which is posing then the plate is disappearing so they started but the practice the runs on the boat because maybe injuries how badly I don't sell tell you nothing is going to do you know their hour of the a the few the less people are going to you see because they'll find you I'm reliable to highlight I completely understand that and I know I'll tell you you don't set the price either and you know it just seems to be an on even playing same floor to your friends you refuse to injure anyone that she says she is just a ripper of the stitcher Olivas CIO she's a fair enough she thinks that she said on the radio that the practice explosion had back had huge explosion at $65.00 grand Actually if so shouldn't Yeah too though I'm aware of that when i do their search prices when it when it when the guy nurse on the. I noticed Absolutely yes more often than it used to pay side I mean I you know what I loved his eyes are open I think I don't think we're is as blinded bomb . In these hailing companies as you props think we'll so you know our eyes already pretty and I've definitely noticed that rascally price space more evident I mean yeah I mean the 1000 black cab that statue and director and trying to trying to get people to do the knowledge because the job now is absolutely and only its name that's bad when the turnpike that you seen on the billboards you can donate so can you so can I try to get people to so I don't because the end of your company in 65 grand you used the Alabang as a disappearing. Incentive Wes incentive I mean we we can't lose our Black Caps we can we can't lose the fees all right I will not allow it. Because I love. Me just for 100 black character at this moment only paying me for copying that's all and I'll sell to the characterization is it Dr Nash I'm sorry but entirely shrouds enough that the passengers but right next to station and c.s.l. 'd a solid in every black cab driver who jumps off the aisle like that about Titus up yourself there's a 100 and a moment so I've always done stuff I want a mess that's what transport underneath there exists you know that's always been. It's always been a battle between you guys and I'm so sorry because it's so hard on you and I know that I talked to many black cab drivers and I and I you know I can the pain and the anxiety the frustration is is apparent. Gives go I 1712000 and let's find out what's going on with the weather and it has been seen the lack of money me slightly Why because you know me on to the end of the week. Yes well I said Ok actually switch Oh well I was up to something I'm not quite sure what she's always or something I know she's a devil it might have something to do with the children anyway says what