My latest column (about Uber and women’s safety) is now online: https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/technology/2018/03/i-got-out-and-ran-one-attack-week-london-using-uber-safe-women …
Thanks for shedding light on this, Amelia, and sorry you had such a bad experience. Fortunately, the taxi CCTV that you propose has now been mandated in some areas, such as South Cambridgeshire, and may soon catch on elsewhere. https://www.scambs.gov.uk/news/%E2%80%9Cstringent%E2%80%9D-new-taxi-licensing-policy-approved …