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Didn't anyone see me in Peckham last Saturday with Sean Berry? We didn't get any press tho.


It's true that you have 2 votes for mayor so if the person you vote for 1st time doesn't get in, they go out and your second vote is counted. So you could vote Green and if Ms Berry doesn't get in, the second vote would be the one that counts.


Plus don't forget you have the Assembly Members to vote for. You get the constituency ones and then you get to vote for the list. So it's three elections in one go so you can give the Greens loads of votes and still keep Boris out if you want to.

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dave Wrote:

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> I'm a bit disappointed in the lack of good

> resources (like the factcheck.org which keeps a

> track of US Presidential races) to allow the

> undecideds (like me) to make their minds up.


I hesitate to flag this up (in case you all try it and decide that BJ is actually your soulmate - I'm supporting Ken) but this is meant to help you make your mind up:


Votematch London '08


Do also be aware that, if the BNP get over 5% of the vote they get a GLA Member, so do at least bother to vote in the London-wide section and be part of the 95.0000000001% required to keep them out by voting for any other party. (Well almost any - some of the others look well dodgy too).

Agreed, dc. I've voted previously where my vote goes to someone that I'm not entirely happy with, but it's helps to make sure someone highly undesirable doesn't win.


So while my personal allegience is to Ken, a vote for anyone other Johnson or Barnbrook will win you my gratitude ;-)


(actually, add Craig to the list of no-no's: anti muslim expression, pro family (= anti gay)... nut-job dressed as a Sunday-School teacher...)

I included everyone in my results, and they surprise me... Green at the top is no real surprise, but Boris number 3 shocks me, and as much as I dislike Ken, having UKIP above him just plain worries me!

I don't really think much of these sites though, I was putting "Neither" for a lot of them because the statements are far too cut and dry.


I am glad to see BNP firmly at the bottom though!


Si?n Berry (Green Party): 19

Unity for Peace and Socialism: 18

Boris Johnson (Conservatives): 17

Lindsey German (Left List): 16

RESPECT Renewal: 16

Alan Craig (Christian Peoples Alliance / Christian Party): 15

Gerrard Batten (UKIP): 14

Ken Livingstone (Labour): 14

Matt O'Connor (English Democrats): 14

Abolish the Congestion Charge: 13

Brian Paddick (Liberal Democrats): 11

One London: 10

Winston Mckenzie: 10

Richard Barnbrook (BNP): 8

I read that election booklet that came through the letterbox, jaysus that was frightening, I still find it hard to believe that people think like that. BNP was first, seriously crazy, then that english party who had no policies just ranted on about the scottish! I was a bit raging that the BNP had some Irish supporters, those dimwits mustnt realise that 20 years ago BNP wouldve beaten up someone Irish as soon as anyone else not from here. They also had the cheek to slag off economic immigrants, well what are you then love? Any Irish here including myself are economic immigrants. Hyprocritical to the nth degree.


(the field I work in in the NHS couldnt be offered if it weren't for economic immigrants I want to add before anyone tells me to bugger off home! heheh)

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote:

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> Didn't anyone see me in Peckham last Saturday with

> Sean Berry? We didn't get any press tho.

>

> It's true that you have 2 votes for mayor so if

> the person you vote for 1st time doesn't get in,

> they go out and your second vote is counted. So

> you could vote Green and if Ms Berry doesn't get


> in, the second vote would be the one that counts.

>


Not quite. It will only go to second votes if *no* candidate gets 50%. Now while the likelihood of nobody getting 50% is high, there's no guarantee.

And if one candidate gets 50%, all second votes just go in the bin.

Nero Wrote:

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> Ken is drunk on power. He thinks he can do what he

> wants, is profligate with his cash and is a crony

> magnet par excellence. Boris will be on his best

> behaviour because his Tory betters will need him

> to produce results so that they can oust Brown and

> co in a few year's time. Boris for Mayor! Nero


Ken is also literally drunk most of time, according to city hall mates.

kford Wrote:

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> Nero Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Ken is drunk on power. He thinks he can do what

> he

> > wants, is profligate with his cash and is a

> crony

> > magnet par excellence. Boris will be on his

> best

> > behaviour because his Tory betters will need

> him

> > to produce results so that they can oust Brown

> and

> > co in a few year's time. Boris for Mayor! Nero

>

> Ken is also literally drunk most of time,

> according to city hall mates.


Yay! So am I ...now I know who to vote for!

The budget that Ken sets and which is raised as a precept via Council Tax for Londoners is divided as follows:


82% on the police service

13% on the fire service

5% on transport and the GLA

0% on the London Development Agency


The remainder (0%) is obviously 'profligate spending' !!


Tessa Jowell MP

I'm sorely tempted not to vote for any of them, but I'll put something down just to keep the BNP out. Votematch reckons I should vote Ken/Lab. Not sure how much I agree...


edit: ...just spotted that votematch has Boris down as the second-worst choice for me, with the BNP being the worst. Ha!

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