Earlier this week LibDem Party President Simon Hughes said the party would be casting “the net far and wide in our search for a candidate to represent our diverse capital” and promised that “people from ethnic minority communities, women and non-politicos will be at the forefront of our selection process”. Given my previously expressed belief […]
The BBC Don’t Do London Politics…
…judging by their story on the news that the Tories are to delay the deadline for Mayoral hopefuls.
Say No To No Say – the 2008 Revival?
Recent discussions on the subject of potential Conservative Mayoral candidates have drawn comments from a small number who believe that what they see as an absence of a ‘serious’ candidate allows them to instead contest the 2008 election on the basis of a referendum on the position itself. Conservative Home reports that in answer to […]
The London Assembly – Training Ground For Mayors?
It should be hoped that future Mayoral elections will see the major parties offer candidates who have served in the London Assembly. Sadly to date only the Greens have done so with Darren Johnson’s candidacy in 2004. We’ve surely reached a point where we must aspire to call time on the practice of parties parachuting […]
The Challenge in Finding a Conservative Mayor
Over the last few days I’ve been following developments over at Conservative Home where two campaigns to become the Tory candidate for Mayor of London have been launched.
The currently declared hopefuls are Warwick Lightfoot and Victoria Borwick. Both are councillors in Kensington and Chelsea, a fact which is causing some debate over at CH between those who seem to think K&C is just as “representative” of London as any other borough and those who think such a candidate lacks the experience needed to tackle Mayor Livingstone.