London Mayoral Elections 2021

[Pickman's model]

It's like a comedy UKIP name.

never mind his name, look at his policies


https:/ /www .u kip.org/dr-pe ter-gammons-is-ukip-s-candidate-for-london-mayor

 

[Pickman's model]

there are no way two million miles of tunnels under london

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Unless Khan murders someone I reckon he's won. Even then I'm sure he'd put up a good defence.

 

[Guineveretoo]

The full ballot paper has been confirmed. It is the longest ever for London Mayor and one of the longest in British electoral history.



Shaun Bailey - Conservative Party Candidate
Kam Balayev - Renew
Sian Berry - Green Party
Count Binface - Count Binface for Mayor of London
Valerie Brown - The Burning Pink Party
Piers Corbyn - Let London Live
Max Fosh - Independent
Laurence Fox - The Reclaim Party
Peter Gammons - UKIP
Richard Hewison - Rejoin EU
Vanessa Hudson - Animal Welfare Party - People, Animals, Environment
Steve Kelleher - Social Democratic Party
Sadiq Khan - Labour Party
David Kurten - Heritage Party
Farah London - Independent
Nims Obunge - Independent
Niko Omilana - Independent
Luisa Porritt - Liberal Democrats
Mandu Reid - Vote Women's Equality Party on Orange
Brian Rose - London Real Party

That's going to be a long ballot paper! I am glad I am not working in a polling station this year - pity the people having to fold those in whatever way is determined the right one. And pity the voters trying to get the folded paper in the ballot box.

 

[Pickman's model]

so ukip claim DR peter gammons is a best-selling author and motivational speaker. but i can't find any record of a doctoral thesis by a peter gammons - neither the bl's ethos nor proquest's dissertations and theses global database knows of him. nor does the general medical council know of a dr peter gammons. so can anyone shed some light on his doctoral qualifications?

 

[Guineveretoo]

so ukip claim DR peter gammons is a best-selling author and motivational speaker. but i can't find any record of a doctoral thesis by a peter gammons - neither the bl's ethos nor proquest's dissertations and theses global database knows of him. nor does the general medical council know of a dr peter gammons. so can anyone shed some light on his doctoral qualifications?

"Gammons studied at Presbyterian Faith Theological Seminary and earned a PhD from Canon University, Florida."

According to this website, which came up when I googled. Who is Dr. Peter Gammons? Meet the UKIP leader running for London mayor!

 

[Pickman's model]

"Gammons studied at Presbyterian Faith Theological Seminary and earned a PhD from Canon University, Florida."

According to this website, which came up when I googled. Who is Dr. Peter Gammons? Meet the UKIP leader running for London mayor!

canon university, florida, seems a strange place as it doesn't appear to have a library

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Unless Khan murders someone I reckon he's won.

If it's Johnson it might persuade me to actually vote for him.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

yet there have been at least seven peter gammons born in the last 90 years

Were they all running for mayor under the UKIP flag?

 

[Pickman's model]

Were they all running for mayor under the UKIP flag?

i think our man's possibly one of these two

or maybe both

who can tell

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

i think our man's possibly one of these two

or maybe both

who can tell
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Do we have a crossed wire or something?

 

[Pickman's model]

Do we have a crossed wire or something?

you're coming through loud and unclear

 

[PR1Berske]

Drillminster and Charlie Mullins are two prospective candidates who are not on the ballot paper.

 

[pinkmonkey]

It's honestly the wacky races this year.

 

[Guineveretoo]

canon university, florida, seems a strange place as it doesn't appear to have a library
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I think it looks very dodgy. Doctorates appear to be awarded by the boss. And they can't spell "tuition"!

 

[Pickman's model]

I think it looks very dodgy. Doctorates appear to be awarded by the boss. And they can't spell "tuition"!

yeh i wouldn't want a dodgy degree from that place, they'd spell doctorate wrong

 

[tim]

Strong in West London/ Richmond areas. So yes, really wanky is in nail on head territory.

Southwest London and a bridgehead in Twickenham.

 

[MickiQ]

there are no way two million miles of tunnels under london

There aren't, assuming an average cross section of 6ft (a tunnel big enough to walk through) gives the tunnels a total floor area of 757 square miles somewhat larger than Greater London's 600ish square mile area. Either this 2 million is wrong (2,000 is very believable) or that 2 million miles includes things like cabling ducts a few centimetres square which might be a tad difficult to cycle or walk through.

 

[Pickman's model]

There aren't, assuming an average cross section of 6ft (a tunnel big enough to walk through) gives the tunnels a total floor area of 757 square miles somewhat larger than Greater London's 600ish square mile area. Either this 2 million is wrong (2,000 is very believable) or that 2 million miles includes things like cabling ducts a few centimetres square which might be a tad difficult to cycle or walk through.

with a bit of effort we could squeeze dr gammon through such ducts like cheap pate

 

[ska invita]

Starmer is doing his best to placate Northern red wall voters assuming metropolitan Labour voters will just support his Labour Party.
As a London metropolitan voter Im thinking of turning up to vote and spoiling my ballot.

#AbstainForStarmer

 

[maomao]

There aren't, assuming an average cross section of 6ft (a tunnel big enough to walk through) gives the tunnels a total floor area of 757 square miles somewhat larger than Greater London's 600ish square mile area. Either this 2 million is wrong (2,000 is very believable) or that 2 million miles includes things like cabling ducts a few centimetres square which might be a tad difficult to cycle or walk through.

There could be more than one layer of tunnels.

 

[hash tag]

People having a laugh, I reckon. In London you have to be Ken Livingstone to lose a mayoral election to a tory so the result's a foregone conclusion. Non-labour voters are voting for any old cunt.

Frank Dobson was the official labour candidate who lost a few years back to Ken when Ken had to stand as an independent.

 

[Spymaster]

Frank Dobson was the official labour candidate who lost a few years back to Ken when Ken had to stand as an independent.

Yes. But Ken wasn't a tory.

 

[Dystopiary]

I think it looks very dodgy. Doctorates appear to be awarded by the boss. And they can't spell "tuition"!

Sounds like a diploma mill.

 

[hash tag]

Yes. But Ken wasn't a tory.

He stood against the official labour candidate though.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

There aren't, assuming an average cross section of 6ft (a tunnel big enough to walk through) gives the tunnels a total floor area of 757 square miles somewhat larger than Greater London's 600ish square mile area. Either this 2 million is wrong (2,000 is very believable) or that 2 million miles includes things like cabling ducts a few centimetres square which might be a tad difficult to cycle or walk through.

You can put tunnels under tunnels, I think you owe the honourable Dr Gammon an apology for doubting him.

 

[Spymaster]

He stood against the official labour candidate though.

Indeed. Still not sure what you're driving at.

 

[MickiQ]

There could be more than one layer of tunnels.

there could indeed but let's assume these tunnels are a 6x6 box section, the smallest they could practically be, (if some are larger then the numbers can only go up), they can't all be one level since London would have a 6ft void underneath it so let's say 10 layers which will give us 75 square miles of tunnel per layer or about 12% the total area of Greater London is these hidden tunnels per layer (and there are plenty of known tunnels in the same volume) which means the rest of each layer is supporting the layers above it and London itself which is fairly heavy.
There has to be fairly substantial supports between each layer which will only get thicker as they go down but for the sake of making the maths easier let's say there is an average 6ft gap between each layer and the first layer is deep enough to be relatively Luftwaffe proof so what 40ft do you?
That means the bottom layer is at the same depth as the Crossrail tunnel and it is MUCH larger in total volume of missing material (ie that was removed to make way for the tunnels) than the Crossrail Tunnel and thus requires more support. The Crossrail Tunnel has taken how many years and billions to build using technology half a century or more ahead of that used to build this vast warren of tunnels which must incorporate God alone knows how many millions of tons of steel and concrete.
Fewer layers mean less digging to depth but far stronger supports for the weight above, more layers means less support at the upper levels but digging deeper and more support at the lower levels since there is a greater volume of non load bearing space above them.
There simply isn't enough space under London for 2 million miles of tunnels big enough to be human traversable.
A cylindrical cross section (like Crossrail or the Tube) would be stronger than a box section but would have to wider (hence even more volume) since you would need to put a floor in it and would need to allow headroom.

 

[skyscraper101]

Technical question. I'm moving flat on May 1 (still within London - different borough though).

I've already had my voter card sent to my current address and I'd prefer to vote by post, but am I allowed to vote by post from my current address even though I'll be at a new one come May 6th?

 

[ddraig]

Technical question. I'm moving flat on May 1 (still within London - different borough though).

I've already had my voter card sent to my current address and I'd prefer to vote by post, but am I allowed to vote by post from my current address even though I'll be at a new one come May 6th?

Yes, no one will know
People often come into polling stations and if not registered at new address, give their old address and if they're down as that they get to vote