I say a small cheer and not three rousing choruses of "Hip, hip..." because it hasn't happened yet and I am not sure that it will.
Typically, the (Labour) MP has even started a save out speed cameras campaign. Anne Snelgrove said the council was "playing politics with lives". As if the government doesn't do that 365 days a year.
Miss Snelgrove said the removal of the cameras could see road accidents and deaths rise. Could is the operative word.
A spokesman for the Department of Transport said the funding decision was a local matter for Swindon, but added: "Safety cameras are there to save lives not to make money. There are 1,475 fewer deaths and serious injuries at camera sites each year. The government is clear that the best safety camera is the one that takes no fines at all but succeeds in deterring drivers from speeding."
How on earth did he keep a straight face when he said that? How many times? They are not "safety" cameras - they are SPEED cameras. They are there to raise revenue for yet more of Gordon's mad schemes. And where did he come up with the figure of 1,475? Annually? Monthly? For each camera? All you need to know is that the figure is made up. Speed cameras are there to show people who is boss.