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[quote][i]Originally posted by Cheeseman1000[/i]
[br]London Mayoral Elections are just round the corner folks. Most of you blatantly won't care, so here's a quick introduction.
The current mayor is Ken Livingstone (Labour)(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3742825.stm), a virtual Communist who's been a controversial but reasonably succesful mayor. He's actually introduced a number of significant changes, and [s]seems to be[/s] is unafraid to be totally outspoken if he feels he's in the right. Last time he stood as Independent because the Labour didn't want him on their books, now they've welcomed him back into the fold (coinciding with his sizeable lead in the opinion polls no less).

Steven Norris (Conservative) is the more right-centred candidate (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3708489.stm) and he's currently running second. Professes an admiration of Margaret Thatcher...

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat). Third-party candidate, who has slim-to-none chance (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3722383.stm)

The issues:
Transport (including congestion charge, tube, buses)
Cost Of Living (house prices, inflation)
Crime (violent crime, gun crime, policing, terror)
Pollution ('green zone', green belt, emissions, truck bans)

Who would you go for? I know who I would vote for (if I wasn't still registered somewhere else...duh), you can probably guess, but going on issues, wot about you lot?

EDIT: Just found a list of issues being stood for.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/news/election/mayoral_candidates.shtml

Here's some:
Frank Maloney (UK Independence Party): Legalise and licence brothels
Julian Leppert (British National Party): Make sure London "No longer welcomes economic migrants"
Ram Gidoomal (Christian People's Alliance): More public toilets

[hr][img]http://cache.evendi.de/pics/small/37629.jpg[/img]"Everywhere I go I want to travel by Maglev"
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Cheeseman1000	Posted - 06/01/2004 : 15:53:40 London Mayoral Elections are just round the corner folks. Most of you blatantly won't care, so here's a quick introduction. The current mayor is Ken Livingstone (Labour)(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3742825.stm), a virtual Communist who's been a controversial but reasonably succesful mayor. He's actually introduced a number of significant changes, and ~~seems to be~~ is unafraid to be totally outspoken if he feels he's in the right. Last time he stood as Independent because the Labour didn't want him on their books, now they've welcomed him back into the fold (coinciding with his sizeable lead in the opinion polls no less). Steven Norris (Conservative) is the more right-centred candidate (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3708489.stm) and he's currently running second. Professes an admiration of Margaret Thatcher... Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat). Third-party candidate, who has slim-to-none chance (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3722383.stm) The issues: Transport (including congestion charge, tube, buses) Cost Of Living (house prices, inflation) Crime (violent crime, gun crime, policing, terror) Pollution ('green zone', green belt, emissions, truck bans) Who would you go for? I know who I would vote for (if I wasn't still registered somewhere else...duh), you can probably guess, but going on issues, wot about you lot? EDIT: Just found a list of issues being stood for. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/news/election/mayoral_candidates.shtml Here's some: Frank Maloney (UK Independence Party): Legalise and licence brothels Julian Leppert (British National Party): Make sure London "No longer welcomes economic migrants" Ram Gidoomal (Christian People's Alliance): More public toilets "Everywhere I go I want to travel by Maglev"
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IceCream	Posted - 06/05/2004 : 20:51:49 Not to imply that I thought the fact he was riding a bicycle was of much significance.
IceCream	Posted - 06/05/2004 : 20:50:33 How close of a second is Steven Norris? I like his bicycle.
SpudBoy	Posted - 06/05/2004 : 19:14:04 I nominate that we start a worldwide write-in campaign for Kilgore Trout. Every election, every position. All of you. And your dog.
broken part	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 16:18:31 pity u didn't put up info on the euro elections. Lets see the candidates .... a Czech pornstar a supermodel from Estonia an Olympic sprinter from Poland an Italian journalist Kilroy-Silk and other assorted eurotrash.
Cheeseman1000	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 10:15:06 Yeah, ickle! Funny girl. "Everywhere I go I want to travel by Maglev"
apl4eris	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 10:12:29 ickle?? Sure, but the quotes are from "The Young Ones", and the last from that BBC interview w/Livingston. Weird how it all matches up, isn't it? -made it very easy. If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni, all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat.
Cheeseman1000	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 10:01:57 Good stuff Jen. Don't tell me you made that up all on your ickle lonesome? "Everywhere I go I want to travel by Maglev"
apl4eris	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 08:38:01 heheh - this is too much fun. "The Bum Ones": As Rick, Vyv, Neil, and Mike move into their new Mayoral house, the talking statue at the front door begins an odyssey of zaniness that is to culminate in a worker's revolution and a fully-fledged benefit concert in Trafalgar Square. Rik "Gidoomal" (Public toilets, Oi!) "The bathrooms free! Unlike the country under the Thatcher-ite junta!" Mike "Norris" (Professes an Admiration of Margaret Thatcher) "Fascist oiks at the Town Hall want to demolish the house. Why bother, with Vyv around to do the business for them?" Vyvyan "Hughes" (Pollution, Hates Trucks, and Terror) "This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence" Neil "Livingstone" (Pinko) "because I could make decisions that make a difference to people's lives." If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni, all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat.
apl4eris	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 08:07:48 quote: Originally posted by Cheeseman1000 Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat). Third-party candidate, who has slim-to-none chance (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3722383.stm) The issues: Transport (including congestion charge, tube, buses) Cost Of Living (house prices, inflation) Crime (violent crime, gun crime, policing, terror) Pollution ('green zone', green belt, emissions, truck bans) Pollution all around sometimes up sometimes down But always around Pollution are you coming to my town or am I coming to yours? We're on different buses, pollution but we're both using petrol BOMBS If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni, all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat.
benji	Posted - 06/02/2004 : 01:39:19 it's worth mentioning that both the 2 front runners also back banning smoking in public places.... yeah - now thats what i call worthwhile... but i also cannot vote seeing as i'm not registered, but the Christian People's Alliance would get my vote. You Know You Want To!
apl4eris	Posted - 06/01/2004 : 18:58:01 Someone is actually running on the "more public toilets" platform?? That takes some serious balls. The Christian People's Alliance, eh? Well, I have his campaign slogan all worked out for him in advance: "Cleanliness is next to Gidoomaliness" If the only tool you have is an elbow macaroni, all your problems look like Schroedinger's cat.

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