At yesterday’s green hustings, Ken Livingstone said that by 2010 the Thames would be the cleanest river flowing through any capital city and that people would be swimming in it. I’m not qualified to say if he has any chance of meeting the first part of this pledge but I’ll go for a dip myself if the second part comes true.
Hat Tip: Dizzy
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