Ahead of the campaign a lot of people thought Boris would be the accident prone candidate, putting his foot in his mouth whenever he opened it, instead it seems incumbent Mayor Ken Livingstone is the one getting himself into trouble.
Martin Hoscik
Doubting the Polls
The opinion polls make for good, easy copy and cheering news for Boris’s supporters but they are under reporting support for smaller parties which scored more than 18% of first preference votes in the 2004 Mayoral elections.
How I Spent the First Morning of Campaigning
The major event of the day was undeniably Ken Livingstone’s campaign launch. After an introduction from Doreen Lawrence, Ken set out why he wanted to be Mayor for a third term.
Brian Paddick’s Campaign Newspaper
According to LibDem Voice Liberal Democrat Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick has a new campaign ‘newspaper’ which is about to arrive on your doorstep anytime now but you can download a pdf version of it.
Time to Move on From the 80’s
An entire generation voters has been born since the GLC was abolished and harking back to Livingstone’s record in the 80’s isn’t the best way to engage them or tackle the issues they face