Red Ken is back

[hornetrider]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-114036...

Livingstone gets Labours nomination to run for London Mayor.

So, Londoners - what are his chances? How is London getting on under Boris?

[nelly1]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-238...

[MX7]

Excellent. More Boris!

It seems a strange choice from Labour. Ken is from a past era. I guess it doesn't say much for their other options.

[clonmult]

MX7 said:

Excellent. More Boris!

It seems a strange choice from Labour. Ken is from a past era. I guess it doesn't say much for their other options.

+1

If Ken was the best choice, the others must have been seriously piss poor.

It also shows that Labour really aren't at all serious about London, or that they're amazingly deluded to think that Ken should ever stand a chance.

[H18 ENF]

Oh the poor sod just doesn't know when to give up does he...

Boris FTW!

[Halb]

I don't think 27% is that deluded. Oona King at 9% might be. I suppose in these type of Presidential style elections exposure is everything.

[otolith]

He'll have solid support amongst the left, I should think. They love him. Just comes down to whether Boris can hold onto the middle ground at the same time that a Conservative government is having to do unpopular things at a national level.

[The Hypno-Toad]

FFS!



KILL KEN... NOW!!

[petemurphy]

problem for boris is he'll be in the middle of a backlash against cuts

surely people will see ken as a relic from an irresponsible age

[NoelWatson]

petemurphy said:

problem for boris is he'll be in the middle of a backlash against cuts

surely people will see ken as a relic from an irresponsible age

His approval ratings are still very good I recall reading the other day.

[gamefreaks]

Quick! Draw the curtains and turn the lights off. Maybe he'll think we're not in and clear off again!

[TuxRacer]

petemurphy said:

surely people will see ken as a relic from an irresponsible age

It's London.

[12gauge]

All I associate with Livingstone is newts, Lee Jasper and corruption. Although that will probably appeal to a large proportion of Londons moonbat population.

[IainT]

Worrying really - one major thing that almost certainly wil hit Boris hard is transport in london - dependant on the govt spending review I can see bus and tube fares going up in response.

Plus a few popular things have had a major impact on TfL budget - cancellation of the western extension and withdrawal of bendy-busses have left a big big hole in the finances that cust will only exacerbate.

I suspect that many people forget just how bad Ken was and will start to look back at him with rose-tinted goggles.

[Alfa numeric]

So our choice is between Boris, Ken and Lembit?

That's like voting for your favourite STD.

[cloggy]

A spokesman for Mr Johnson said he was surprised Labour would "exhume" Mr Livingstone.

[tamore]

livingstone will get back into office despite me voting for boris. i think that will be my time to head out of london as he'll make motoring a nightmare, and not just financially.

[swamp]

Boris will get a lot of support just to keep Ken out, but Ken won't enjoy similar from the left as they *must* be bored of him by now.

It will be tight, but I think BJ will sneak back in.

[CraigW]

Prob is that one of Boris's key policies to get in last time was that he'd scrap the western extension, it's still not done. that annoys me.

[grumbledoak]

I don't see many Londoners forgetting how corrupt and grasping Ken was.

He got to power on an individual ticket and much anti-Blair sentiment, and held it against no serious opposition.

Boris can win this. And I hope he does.