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'The choice will be between two candidates: one who has pioneered congestion charging and cut traffic by 70,000 cars a day, pushed up the supply of affordable housing, boosted bus ridership by one and a half million journeys a day, abolished fares for under-18s, is preparing to introduce emissions charging and free public transport for pensioners and has played a key role in cutting crime and maintaining community relations during a tense and dangerous period. On the other hand, you have a Thatcherite who thinks it's witty to refer to Africans as "piccaninnies" and regrets the end of colonialism, is an enthusiastic Bush and Iraq war supporter, opposed the Kyoto treaty, and is against the welfare state and the "teaching" of homosexuality in schools.'


I will be voting for Ken. Not sure about emissions charging for pensioners though.


Anyone else?

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Before today, I would have said Ken all the way. I'm a fan of his work.


However the Standard's war against him - has that borne real fruit? Listening to him on the radio this morning talking about corruption allegations, I felt placated. but is there no smoke without fire, or is he a contraversial figure, forever the subject of a right wing witch hunt?

saw some of it *Bob*, I soon tired of the hatchet being wielded so single mindedly. With Pantsorama so poor these days I normally rely on Dispatches, so very disappointed.

Haven't made up my mind AD. In principal I don't think it's healthy for anyone to remain in office for more than 2 terms, and he is a bit of a tit, but I'm ambivalent towards him.

I rather like Boris, but having heard him on various radio programmes it's obvious he's ill prepared and basically doesn't really know what he's talking about.

That Paddick seems a nice chap though, sort of man you could skin up with if I'm not mistaken.

Brian Paddick is a sweetie, but that's not gooing to make me vote for him. That the Tories have plumped for Boris shows they do not have a credible opponant.


It has to be Ken. The Dispatches programme was an extremely biased attempt to attach blame on him, which in a lot of cases was hardly earth shattering stuff. The presenter's "shock" at seeing Ken have a drink at a public meeting for instance.

I don't think Ken ever got the credit for opposing the tube PFI job either - the whole thing unfolded just as he and others said it would but all that happened at the time was HE was accused of wasting taxpayers money. Him. Not Brown... heaven forfend


He has a history of saying what he means and following it through - for the most part. He's human so is bound to have flaws and a few skeletons but on the whole...


Plus, he used to live a few doors away on the same street as me in Cricklewood

I'm voting tactically. Paddick the Ken as second choice. I think he'll need them and there's no way I'm having that tit Johnson in charge of one of the world's major cities.


What's he going to be like in a terrorist situation.


[ruffles hair] oh...errr....well...ummm....you know.....there was this chap at Eton [ruffles hair a bit more]....bloody nice bloke.....had some trouble with some arabs once.....errr.....where was I...?


All hail King Newt.

Ken never has had and never will get my vote! Just wait till he turns his attentions to ED then tells you all 'tough' if you don't like what he's doing! Or changes his mind on yet another election promise.


Will decide nearer the time who gets my vote, but not ruling out BoJo though ;-)

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