Big applause to The Guardian’s Paul Owen for the video below which nicely sums up this year’s underwhelming and policy-lite Mayor of London elections. Every London commentator will be wishing they’d thought of this first:
Whither the powers? Give the Assembly the access to REAL information
Damian Hockney, a member of the London Assembly from 2004 to 2008, says the London Assembly suffers from one major problem – lack of access to the REAL information which would allow the body to do its job of holding the Mayor to account. As a member of the London Assembly from 2004 to 2008, […]
Could Brian Paddick lose his deposit?
Today’s Comres poll makes for poor reading for the Liberal Democrats and their Mayoral candidate Brian Paddick. When weighted for turnout (Table 8), the poll suggests just 5% of Londoners plan to give him their first preference votes next Thursday – less than will back the Green Party’s Jenny Jones. As if polling lower than […]
7 days till polling – what you need to know
Next Thursday (3rd May) Londoners will go to the polls and decide whether to elect Ken Livingstone or Boris Johnson as the next Mayor of London. We’ll also elect 25 Assembly members to hold that Mayor to account. You can find the Mayoral, London Assembly Constituency and List candidates on this site. Elsewhere London Elects […]
Time for the London Assembly to step out of the shadows
Last week I pre-recorded a short interview with BBC London which got bumped after Boris announced his 10% Council Tax saving. Some of it aired tonight and seems to have gone down badly with a couple of Assembly Members because I was unable to name personal highlights from the current term. I can understand people […]
