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By: metropolitan life ins

metropolitan life ins — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:59:48 +0000

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By: John Norris

John Norris — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:04:22 +0000

I agree with you about the BNP being a ‘safety valve’. We don’t want them, but we need them there to be seen for what they are. And I can hear the news of the LibDem squeeze with equanimity, not to mention glee!

On another point, I have heard it suggested that while our Mayoral candidate Sian Berry may have been quite successful, the campaign missed a key trick by being focused on her rather than on emphasising the Assembly seats we might have won. There clearly was justified criticism on the point , but I don’t know exactly who was responsible.

What was your impression?

By: a very public sociologist

a very public sociologist — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:48:15 +0000

I agree wit you David. Barnbrook is far from being the sharpest knife in the drawer and he’s bound to rival Boris when it comes to gaffs.

By: david ware

david ware — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:32:35 +0000

Mayor BORIS? the mind boggles. Or, maybe, the bog mindles.

And as for the BNP having a seat, it may well work out that having one in full view may be a good thing. Here, the election a few years ago of a gaggle of rabidly religious (and, in a couple of cases, aggressively procreative) Republicans to the state legislature led to many “moderate” right-wingers supporting more grown-up candidates after a couple of election cycles. Here’s hoping….

By: Natalie Bennett

Natalie Bennett — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:47:38 +0000

I’d reckon that Jenny and Darren are better known than any other Assembly members. And what they have delivered over the past four years includes a lot of money for cycling and walking, an environmental homes service, and a wide range of traffic reduction measures. And the policies for this election included a London miniumum wage of £7.20, free insulation for every house that needs it, a 20mph speed limit and cuts to bus and off-peak tube fares. Okay – not a total radical transformation – but the London mayor and assembly have limited powers and this is radical within that framework. A long, long way from the Tory-friendly LibDems.

By: Andy Walpole

Andy Walpole — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:46:56 +0000

Yeah, but what do these two Green assembly members actually do!
They have a zero public face.
I think that a typical Green vote is as radical as a Lib Dem vote, maybe even less so.

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By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:41:59 +0000

And as Jim pointed out us losing votes to smaller parties could have easily lead to a second BNP seat.

I also think the London campaign has given us a great platform that we need to capitalise on in the year until the next set of elections.