Next London Mayor

[GarveyLives]

The higher the monkey climbs ...

Tory mayor candidate leaves card on Tube – and still blames Sadiq Khan for rising crime

"The answer is I have no idea"​

 

[two sheds]

"I have to tell you I'm the luckiest woman in the world ..."

no, because you're you for a start

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Reminds me of wierd children's TV presenter.

 

[GarveyLives]

The higher the monkey climbs ...

Tory mayor candidate leaves card on Tube – and still blames Sadiq Khan for rising crime

"The answer is I have no idea"​

An update on the "crime" committed against Mayoral candidate, Susan Hall:

The hole in Tory mayor candidate Susan Hall's pickpocket story

Good Samaritan: How I returned Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall's lost wallet

"The hole in Tory mayor candidate Susan Hall's pickpocket story"​

 

[hash tag]

I see a banker has thrown his hat in to the ring and has promised to get traffic moving again
BBC News - Investment banker Tarun Ghulati announces London mayoral candidacy

Investment banker Tarun Ghulati announces London mayoral candidacy

Tarun Ghulati announced he was standing in the election because London was "at a standstill".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DJWrongspeed]

London is always at a standstill if you sit in a vehicle. I've lived here long enough!
Meanwhile cycling is up 25%

 

[GarveyLives]

I see a banker has thrown his hat in to the ring and has promised to get traffic moving again
BBC News - Investment banker Tarun Ghulati announces London mayoral candidacy

Investment banker Tarun Ghulati announces London mayoral candidacy

Tarun Ghulati announced he was standing in the election because London was "at a standstill".

www.bbc.co.uk

(Source: Tarun Ghulati) ​

Meet Tarun Ghulati, investment banker who wants to become London's first Indian-origin mayor

 

[hash tag]

He launched his bid in India

 

[tim]

He launched his bid in India

He would have made the announcement from Charing Cross if the traffic congestion hadn't been so bad.

 

[hash tag]

He would have made the announcement from Charing Cross if the traffic congestion hadn't been so bad.

Had it been Trafalgar Square he would have been competing with the tree.

 

[GarveyLives]

NHS nurse and psychotherapist Amy Gallagher has been selected as the Social Democratic Party candidate for the 2024 London mayoral election.

Gallagher says that she is standing in the election as she wants to "push back on woke ideology".

Gallagher rose to national attention after it was reported in 2022 that she was suing the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, alleging discrimination on the basis of her race, religion and philosophical belief, as well as victimisation and harassment. She has subsequently appeared on a number of far right websites portraying herself as a "victim" of what she describes as "woke".

(Source: as stated in image)​

NHS nurse Amy Gallagher is Social Democratic Party's London mayoral candidate

 

[skyscraper101]

Well she sounds simply delightful.

 

[Silas Loom]

The far right takeover of the rump SDP has always seemed odd. Why would they bother pretending to be the heirs of the gang of four?

 

[PTK]

The far right takeover of the rump SDP has always seemed odd. Why would they bother pretending to be the heirs of the gang of four?

What we need is left-wing infiltration and takeover of the SDP. Then we could get a communist government elected by stealth.

 

[skyscraper101]

So, I don't know when the deadline to register is, or if its passed but this is the current / final list of those standing?

• Shyam Batra, independent
• Rob Blackie, Liberal Democrats
• Natalie Campbell, independent
• Howard Cox, Reform UK
• Amy Gallagher, SDP
• Zoe Garbett, Green Party
• Tarun Ghulati, independent
• Susan Hall, Conservative Party
• Rayhan Haque, independent
• Sadiq Khan, Labour Party
• Andreas Michli, independent

I'm a bit disappointed there's no comedy options like Brian Rose or Count Binface tbh. I think there was even a drill artist too last time.

 

[Silas Loom]

What we need is left-wing infiltration and takeover of the SDP. Then we could get a communist government elected by stealth.

But nobody votes for them.

 

[PTK]

But nobody votes for them.

You have exposed the flaw in my cunning plan. The following quote is from Wikipedia, which I found rather funny.
"Solihull's Green Party councillor Mike Sheriden defected to the SDP in August 2015.[18] However, when he stood for re-election as an SDP candidate in May 2016, he lost, receiving only 17 votes."

 

[GarveyLives]

I'm a bit disappointed there's no comedy options

Do not forget this one.

 

[skyscraper101]

Actually according to wiki there are a number of others who've also declared they're running or thinking about running. Among them, George Galloway, Jezza Corbyn, and a certain Boris Johnson

 

[skyscraper101]

Also I note that for the first time - it's a first past the post vote, as opposed to the supplementary vote used in previous elections. Not sure how much that will affect things in reality but transfer votes will no longer be a thing.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Also I note that for the first time - it's a first past the post vote, as opposed to the supplementary vote used in previous elections. Not sure how much that will affect things in reality but transfer votes will no longer be a thing.

There is a faint possibility Khan gets fucked by it via vote splitting for Corbyn etc but it’s most likely to lead to a less decisive win for him

 

[DJWrongspeed]

If you could remain impartial considering the likely Labour win at the next General Election then voting Khan would mean more money for London I'd wager.

Hope Count BinFace stands again, he had the best policy in his manifesto:

The hand dryer in the gents’ toilet at the Crown & Treaty, Uxbridge, to be moved to a more sensible position. ​

 

[bemused]

I casually watched the Tory mayor selection process and for the life of me can't work out why the picked Susan Hall. She's awful.

 

[ska invita]

I casually watched the Tory mayor selection process and for the life of me can't work out why the picked Susan Hall. She's awful.

Because non awful Tories are hard to find

 

[GarveyLives]

I casually watched the Tory mayor selection process and for the life of me can't work out why the picked Susan Hall. She's awful.

Earlier today:

(Conservative Party 2024 London Mayoral Candidate) Susan Hall doesn't know what a London bus ride costs, how much police are paid, or who owns Hammersmith Bridge

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Listened to the beginning of that and gave up. You can instantly tell she probably wasn't the preferred candidate.

 

[GarveyLives]

Hope Not Hate's findings:

Susan Hall: Conservative candidate for London Mayor’s social media exposed

Open Letter to the Conservative Party: Take action on Susan Hall

This seems to be the 'action' that has been taken:

'She’s just like us’: James Cleverly backs ‘pro-Enoch Powell’ London Mayoral candidate

(Source: Jeremy Selwyn)

"She’s just like us"​

"She’s just like us"

The terrifying shape of things to come?

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Tory MP Lee Anderson accused of racism and Islamophobia after Sadiq Khan rant on GB News

 

[editor]

The urbanite who dreamt up the Brixton Crack Squirrels story right here could be the next London Mayor!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

The urbanite who dreamt up the Brixton Crack Squirrels story right here could be the next London Mayor!

i think a crack squirrel would be a more credible candidate than the tory...

 

[GarveyLives]

The latest poll results - based upon polling before the intervention of an immediate past Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party:

Sadiq Khan has 25-point lead over Susan Hall in London mayoral race, new poll finds