Who will you vote for as Mayor?

How will you vote next year, Boris or Ken (or neither)

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I reckon most people will vote Ken back in - he's had the courage to make some very tough decisions for London and they've made a difference.

A lot of people think of Boris as a bit of a joke and that's probably a bit of a shame as he's apparantly very good/successful in his constituency - Henley.

I'm looking forward to seeing the build up and the interaction between Ken and Boris.

Mogwai

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It has to be Boris! Time for a change. What we need is less Razzmatazz and to source people with "real" experience and credentials. Boris is not ideal, but a temporary improvement. Surely there are more capable people out of 8 million in London?

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Not too crazy about ken, but Boris - you are having a laugh, I'm not anti-tory, he seems like a nice fella but he's too daft to be given a big job like that - how does he relate to normal people also

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Hi G Lewis and kilbrider77

Welcome :wave:

I think your two posts kind of sum up the situation, a lot of people want change but Boris is just too much of a change. As much as I like Boris I'd find it a little scary with him as captain of the great ship London.

AIL Staff

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I don't think there's any contest - Ken every time!! Boris is a a load of blonde locks and hot air whilst Ken is the only politician that I know of to have had the courage to take radial decisions in order to create some sort of slowing of the capital's carbon footprint. Admittedly he needs to sort out the public transport and cost issue, but that's what a 3rd term is for!

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Neither as both are commited to the biggest white elephant in London (even bigger than the dome farce)....

... let's look and Ken's biggest project:

Total congestion charge revenue 2002/03-2006/07 = £929.8m. Total cumulative cash flow over same period after expenditures = £14.1m. [Source TfL's own data]

This has been a total farce.

I want to see (WHOEVER) spend £900m on public transport / cycle lanes / hospitals / police on the beat etc. not on something that has not improved traffic speeds / reduced CO2 (there's now MORE CO2 and particulate producing vehicles on the Streets of London than before - buses, taxis etc.).

London used to be great. Nanny-state knee-jerk-reaction policies have not improved the place, especially when the failings have to be spun and covered up.

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The Boris bid for mayor is the greateast insult to Londoners since the abolition of the GLC, and will guarantee the re-election of Livingstone.

It's clear evidence that the tories simply do not take democracy in London seriously, and would, if they got the excuse, ban it again and hand everything over to the City and the boroughs to fight over the scraps.

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I voted for Ken purely on the issue of public transport. Several years later, I find my journey time home takes longer than ever. How long does he need to get things right? You'd think no one lived on the Tube line where I live it's so badly served, and there isn't an inch of bus lane or prioritisation on all the roads on the bus route to where I live. I'm not sure if Boris could make a better job, but maybe it's time to let him try?

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Most people, even if they are dissatisafied with Ken, don't look at Boris as a credible alternative. Does anyone think Brian Paddick might be any good?

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you might think Boris is too way over the top but he actually has more common sense!

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