Sadiq Khan's rewilding revolution
The Capital is going to be brimming with beavers and storks. Apparently.
In recent weeks, many were bemused by the Bank of Englandās plans to put wildlife on banknotes. Nigel Farage called the scheme āabsolutely crackersā, a sentiment that was echoed by otherwise-out-of-touch Ed Davey, who said Winston Churchill ādeserves better than being replaced by a badger.ā
If the Bankās direction seems a bit nutty, wait until you find out about the Mayor of Londonās plans for the capital, in which wildlife can be expected to be everywhere. Indeed, I had a sense of deja vu when one publication announced that beavers would be on English banknotes - because for the past year Iāve noticed Sadiq Khan repeatedly tweeting about beavers (as well as bees, bats and storks).
He has marked events such as āthe birth of two new baby beaversā and āa family of beavers being released into the wild in West Londonā, as well as his deputy mayor (one of nine) introducing the world to Willow, Woody, Chompy & Chewyā in February last year. Itās hardly what youād expect the Mayorās office to be up to.
