London mayoral elections - what to do?

[Parkdrive]

apbremer Wrote:

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> Both Tory and Labour candidates hopeless. Weak and

> no personalities whatever.Who on earth chose them?

The electorate obviously thought one of the two was worthy of their vote, and if personality is all they need to be deemed worthy of office then we're all fucked

[Loz]

miga Wrote:

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> I think that Guardian opinion piece is really histrionic.

Like that's unusual.

I've seen Owen Jones do other stuff and he really does have some quite reasonable arguments. But whenever he writes for the G, he conjures up complete horsecrap. And he's not the only one - David Mitchell has started writing some really terrible columns there as well.

I'd suspect it was the sub-editors at work, but we know the Grauniad has never employed any.

[Nigello]

Not sure Mr Khan has the experience, the personality or the savvy to do a good job. Ken and Boris were personalities with lots and lots of on-the-job background. Khan strikes me as dull, a plodder, uninspired and uninspiring. And, to tell the truth, the mayor's job is really just a glorified transport commissioner so all the histrionics about the mayoralty in general and the rather patronising "working class immigrant's son - who is also a Muslim - becomes mayor" is so much froth. Add to that the fact he has to deal with a Conservative government which will be looking to trip him up at any possibility, I don't see his four years really amounting to much.

[Blah Blah]

But I think anyone who comes from that kind of background and makes it to the higher tiers of government (in any form) HAS done well. Parliament after all, is not full of people like that is it.

[Otta]

I'm not the biggest Owen Jones fan, but I thought that piece made a very good point about how this Tory government (well some of it's main players) will happily use raism as a political tool.

[miga]

I think the piece makes some decent points too, and Owen Jones has been interesting, especially with the Chav thing a few years ago. I just found the tone maudlin...

[Earl Aelfheah]

Lynton Crosby is a nasty piece of work. As long as the Tories have him leading their strategy expect plenty more deplorable negative campaign tactics.

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rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Lynton Crosby is a nasty piece of work. As long as

> the Tories have him leading their strategy expect

> plenty more deplorable negative campaign tactics.

The tories being deplorable, Fancy that eh