With only two days to go before the GLA election, I'm getting increasingly concerned by the conversations which I find myself having. At the beginning of the process I assumed that people, or at least the ones I associate with, would have got wise to Boris, especially having seen him puff and bluster at too many a hustings, but it seems not. Seemingly sensible, well educated people have decided that having a TV comic as Mayor would be 'a laugh'. After all, Europe's largest City, the world's largest insurance market, one of the world's largest stock markets and a budget of around £50 billion....yep I reckon 'a laugh' is the perfect criteria for the job.
I do agree its a bit of a Hobson's choice at this election and its a shame we haven't had candidates with decent board level, private sector experience putting their hats in the ring. However, based on credibility and experience I can only see one decent candidate and thats Ken. He has improved buses (i live in SE London, we 'do' buses unlike those Northern types); the tube is improving, the profile of our City has been raised abroad, the congestion charge is working and is being copied elsewhere....ok the pet projects are a bit unfortunate but, taking the package as a whole, he's done a damn sight more good than harm over the past eight years.
Now I guess most of the debate is over and its up to the various PR teams to fight it out between the various polls and all I can do is hope that the Boris vote is flakier than the pollsters would have us believe.
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