London General Discussion

[Silent Hunter]

I can guess why the BNP came second in the South Hornchurch by-election. The guy who won is black.

[Torie]

Having just read the BNP Manifesto and policy statement, I didn't know Pat Buchanan had renounced his American citizenship, and become a subject of the Queen to found the BNP. That is very interesting.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I can guess why the BNP came second in the South Hornchurch by-election. The guy who won is black.

Ah.

Having just read the BNP Manifesto and policy statement, I didn't know Pat Buchanan had renounced his American citizenship, and become a subject of the Queen to found the BNP. That is very interesting.

Haha! Actually the founder of the BNP was even more of a fascist than Buchanan is. But he's dead now and was deposed by Griffin before then. They've since been more fascist than openly neo-Nazi.

[Silent Hunter]

Boris cancels number of transport projects...

He's also scrapping the western extension to the congestion charge.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bad, but I can't say I'm surprised.

[Iosif]

Boris is a clown.

I tried going to a BNP meeting a couple of weeks ago in Dagenham. I got turned away because I wasn't white.

It hurt my feelings that did.

[Silent Hunter]

The Tory who used to be in the IRA...

[Silent Hunter]

The Labour candidate for Hornchurch and Upminster has not only pulled out- he's defected to the Residents. Apparently, he wasn't feeling valued enough.

Won't miss him then.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The Labour candidate for Hornchurch and Upminster has not only pulled out- he's defected to the Residents. Apparently, he wasn't feeling valued enough.

Won't miss him then.

Who was he [qm]

[Silent Hunter]

Darren Wise, a Docklands banker, according to the Romford Recorder.

[afleitch]

BoJo 1 - City Hall 0

http://www.iaindale.blogspot.com/

Well, that's not quite the whole story. Originally the City Hall wallahs (who still think they have Ken as mayor) didn't want to call it a carol service or even mention the dreaded word 'Christmas' for fear of offending minorities. This, despite the fact that all the songs were, er, carols. Boris put his foot down. He struck his pen through the original title of a 'Multi faith Concert' on the basis that no one celebrating Diwali or Jewish festivals would entertain the thought of a 'multi faith concert' so why should Christians at Christmas?

Here then came the vexed question of the City Hall Christmas Tree. I have been in receipt of a leaked email (on rice paper, natch) which details the unbelievable mindset still operating among certain officials. The Christmas Tree is provided by the charity CRISIS, whose corporate colour is red. This is important to bear in mind when reading the following email from City Hall officials to CRISIS...

    "Please find below our requirements as per previous years. We are looking for a Christmas tree from a sustainable source for the front lobby of City Hall, approx 15ft tall with decorations, bells, bows etc. We would like delivery and set up of the tree on 8th Dec 2008 and removed on 2nd Jan 2009. Usual rules, no Christian symbols, colours or fairies! We cannot have any political colours for the decorations e.g. red, blue, green, yellow, so white and silver is best. Any decorations must be from a recycled, eco friendly source. No star or fairy please."

CRISIS emailed back questioning the fact that "it has to be a Christmas tree with no connection to Christmas and [we] can't use red - even without the limits it puts on Christmas, as red is Crisis' main brand colour we are severely limited!"

Yes. It's one of those stories again but all it takes is for someone to simply apply a bit of common sense.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And now; a random local by-election result.

Twas in a ward in Bexley called East Wickham:

Con 798 BNP 790 Lab 700 Lib Dem 564 ED 128

Compare to the GLA list results:

Conservative       1452
BNP                     530
Labour Party         510
Lib Dem                234
UKIP                160
Abolish Con Charge   102
Green Party    95
English Democrat    74
Christian Choice    72
Respect                   8
One London     6
Left List                  5
Peace & Socialism     2
Alagaratnam, Rathy  0

As you can probably tell, this is very much whiteflightland. Mostly lower middle class (duh; it's Bexley). Actually used to vote Liberal in local elections, as strange as that may seem.

[afleitch]

I have a feeling that if that election was held last week or next week the results could be vastly different. There's a lot of fluidity at the moment.