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Posted by esotericbadger about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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“Don’t get me started on Ken blahdy Livingstone”. As many a cab driver has said. Even though I agree with a lot of his viewpoints, I disagree with his use of his platform to express them on behalf of London. Moreover, it bothers me that he seems to be getting some sort of ‘London treasur...
Posted by Chez about 1 year ago
Last active 3 months ago
34 responses
All good cities have a Lord Mayor. They do. The point is, does this lovely virtual city have one by accident? Unelected but clearly the dude, the don, the big nob with the small pants? Hear ye hear ye. Who gets the job. YOU decide. (why aye). (FCL probably needs a prison and a probation officer to sort out some o...
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Posted by BraveNewMalden about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
28 responses
The mayoral elections won’t be taking place until June 2008, but let’s start the ball rolling now. Who would make London’s best Mayor? James Whale? John Bird? Shagger Norris? Sian Berry of the Green Party? They’ve all indicated that they will or might stand. Do we want a bit of an extrover...
Posted by margorah about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
7 responses
I’m on the TFL email list and they sent through this today. I know what an opinionated lot we all are, especially when it comes to London and how it should be run, so thought others would appreciate it. ‘Every year, the State of London Debate brings Londoners together to discuss key issues affecting t...
Posted by Chez about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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After trying to find a Lord Mayor for Friday Cities, I have discovered that another social role is being fulfilled in our virtual land of hope and glory. There is a tagger in our midst. Gasp from the crowd And a don’t mean a taxonomy one. Nay, a graffiti artist. Ahhhhhh! Not only that, one of our number is ...
Posted by RobertLoch about 1 year ago
Last active 5 months ago
22 responses
What would be in your manifesto?
Posted by Ben about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
31 responses
On the BBC site today, news that the Tories in the Lords have sought to restrict the number of terms the London mayor can serve to two. Pretty obvious to me that they know they won’t be able to win the mayoral elections next year, so they’re looking to remove Ken by legislation. One of the Tories said...
Posted by Ben about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
8 responses
Following on a bit from the Is Ken a dictator thread, and the smoking ban thread, there’s this article on BBC about Ken urging the reduction in patio heaters Just another dig at smokers, or an important message about reducing energy demands?
Posted by MokAsh about 1 year ago
Last active 7 months ago
59 responses
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6269158.stm I for one would be all for it, if for no other reason than surely we deserve a mayor with more personality than a used teabag. Yes, old Boris can be a bit of a tit. But let’s face it, in these times, we could all do with something to giggle about. Discuss.
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Posted by pottytime about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
24 responses
I really don’t know the answer to this, but I’m sure another FCL’er does. I have this horrible suspicion that it might well be restricted to people who actually live in London. If this is so, is it fair? I don’t think it is because of the tens of thousands of people who commute in every da...
Posted 7 months ago 3 responses
Having previously interviewed Sian Berry, the standard-bearer for the Greens now currently in a pact (electoral, not economic or suicide we assume) with Labour’s Ken Livingstone, Londonist sent a set of common questions out to (most of) the other candidates in the May 1st mayoral election. Read More
Posted 7 months ago 2 responses
Has the final wheel come off Boris Johnson’s ‘New Routemaster’ policy? The good thing about it was that it came with a promise to restore conductors to the routes currently served by the bendy buses Johnson wants to replace: a bus with a conductor is a friendlier bus, a friendlier bus is a safer bus and so on. Problem is, Johnson has no grip on the economics of the plan, even weeks after he first came unstuck on the subject. Read More
Posted 6 months ago 1 response
That’s the partisan message from Londonist today as Londoners go to the polling stations to choose their next mayor and members of the London Assembly. As we write we are reliably informed that a new YouGov poll for today’s Evening Standard will show Boris Johnson heading for victory over Ken Livingstone by six percent of the vote after electors’ second preferences are taken into account. But any news-stand message on our streets later today implying that The Tory is coasting to victory should be ignored. Read More
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Asked by savannah 6 months ago for 1 kudos
Best answer by BraveNewMalden
Last active 4 months ago
9 responses
I just read in the London Lite that Ken is due to host a radio talk show in the afternoons on LBC. We should call in on behalf of KCL. Maybe on a weekly basis. What would be your first question for Ken?
Posted 4 months ago 0 responses
Boris may not have been able to save our Post Offices, but he has succeeded in reversing a decision to close dozens of Underground ticket offices.
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Asked by CarmenM 2 months ago for 5 kudos
Best answer by pottytime
Last active about 1 month ago
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This leads me to give five freshly minted kudos to the wondrous KCLer who (in my eyes, obviously) comes up with an even more (imaginary, obviously) nonsensical scheme to outshine Mr Johnson’s crazed horizon.
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Posted by pottytime about 1 month ago
Last active about 1 month ago
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It probably won’t last long but the headline amused me. I was expecting a photo of a stout white-haired chap…
Posted 16 days ago 5 responses
Bozza’s press team weren’t daft, dreaming up that document title, were they? Look at that headline; pats on the back all round and this isn’t even the strategy proper. No, Way To Go! (exclamation mark and all) is the precursor to Johnson’s transport strategy – the Blond Vision, if you will. Your comments are welcome and the “consultation will last for 10 weeks” to help shape the Mayor’s formal strategy. Read More
