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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Dave Hill

London air: smog helmet, 1959

US National Archives

Even the Evening Standard thinks Boris Johnson’s latest attempt to clean up London’s air “too little, too late”. Given the mayor’s enthusiasm for failed novelty measures such as “gluing” pollution to the ground, it is, perhaps, surprising he hasn’t tried reviving the wizard wheeze in the film above.

Thanks to the man from Randomly London for finding and tweeting that newsreel gem.

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