London Mayoral Election 2012

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There's a reason she lost to Galloway, you know. The woman is fairly unelectable.

It was only a narrow defeat in fairly unique circumstances.

There's also a reason Ken lost to Boris in 2008; the Labour assembly vote only dropped 2%.

Time to hold my nose and vote for him yet again.

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The BNP announce their candidate. Seriously.

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Would anyone else (like me) have preferred Oona anyway?

I would - I voted for her.

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Imagine Boris as Prime Minister...

I'd rather watch The Only Way Is Essex.

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Al, since you know a lot about these things, is the current Mayor of London more or less more than the Leader of the GLC was?

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Al, since you know a lot about these things, is the current Mayor of London more or less more than the Leader of the GLC was?

He has more personal power, but the GLC had more power than even the Mayor and GLA combined. The boroughs are stronger - in relation to London Government though (obviously!) not Whitehall - than they were.

Of course, the GLC was less powerful in most respects than the LCC. Every new generation of London Government is weaker than the last.

Thanks.