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Post by twobellstogo on Mar 23, 2024 22:13:35 GMT
www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sadiq-khan-susan-hall-mayor-london-election-lead-crime-housing-poll-b1146988.htmlSadiq Khan looks to be on course for yet another victory in the polls in a few weeks. Probably aided even more by the fact that the voting system is now first past the post so he won't need to worry much about 2nd choices. Notably Londoners are quite dissatisfied with him with only 38% of Londoners saying they're satisfied with his performance. It's certainly concerning for the Tories where you have Londoners dissatisfied with a Labour mayor but you are unable to capitalise on it as you've shown to be the worse option regardless. Realistically it’s between Khan and Hall - and looking at those two, Khan is infinitely better, which says much for the Conservatives’ ability to choose an electable candidate. I personally think that no London Mayor should do more than two terms, as I am beginning to see the ‘absolute power corrupts’ mantra starting to affect Khan. However, there is nothing about Hall that convinces me of her ability to run anything more than a bath, so Khan it is who has my vote. And come 2028, I hope Khan steps aside and the Conservative Party do a lot better in their candidate choice. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Mar 26, 2024 0:04:27 GMT
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Post by capitalomnibus on Mar 26, 2024 23:15:58 GMT
London mayoral election: Greens pledge 'better and fairer' road chargesThe Greens would ask Londoners if they wanted a "better and fairer" way to charge motorists for driving in the capital, their mayoral candidate has announced.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68667310
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Mar 27, 2024 17:31:42 GMT
Moving this here to prevent the Superloop thread getting hijacked by the topic Was it made out as such? The Polls showed a Boris win. Susan Hall is also not Boris. Trouble is no-one knows who she is ... this is bourne out by the fact her latest personal rates, virtually mirror the made up politician, which was used as a control. +ive/don't know/-ive Susan Hall 5/79/16 Made up guy 3/85/12 By the way Sadiq 24/20/56 The thing is she should really have the backing of the Conservative Party, but that backing is useless as nobody will vote Conservative in this environment. The Tories did have some better candidates to pick from. Andrew Boff has previously tried many times and probably would have stood a decent chance. Duwayne Brooks probably also would have stood a good chance. He's well known from the Stephen Lawrence case from all those years ago, and racism is an issue for many Londoners and him standing on a platform where he spoke from personal experience and his personal link with the city would have almost certainly resonated with a great deal of Londoners. He's also quite well known among the younger community due to the interest shown in the case during the Black Lives Matter movement. Karren Brady, she declined this time but I'd imagine that was down to the national perception of the party. She is popular generally among all ages not because of any sort of charisma or policies, but because of he upbringing which many people are aware of and then her work with the working class to encourage people, especially women into business and is actually seen as a role model for many people. Also helped by other factors such as being a popular figure on The Apprentice and also due to her links with West Ham Football Club (not because of West Ham specifically, but because of her involvement with sports). Yet out of all these people they could pick, the selection came down to Susan Hall who was probably actually the best known of the three due to her political experience and her time on the GLA, Mozammel Hossain who nobody knew anything about and Daniel Korski who then had to withdraw due to a variety of allegations. I am no fan of Khan myself, I am opposed to the ULEZ expansion generally and also the absurd proposal to toll the tunnels and close the Rotherhithe. But now when we are on the cusp of a Labour government the best move for London is to have a Labour mayor who will actually be supported by the government in the positive targets that he has such as electrifying the London bus network as soon as realistically possible and to get some investment into London which the Tories have not been doing ever since Boris left. |
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Post by SILENCED on Mar 27, 2024 17:58:47 GMT
Moving this here to prevent the Superloop thread getting hijacked by the topic Trouble is no-one knows who she is ... this is bourne out by the fact her latest personal rates, virtually mirror the made up politician, which was used as a control. +ive/don't know/-ive Susan Hall 5/79/16 Made up guy 3/85/12 By the way Sadiq 24/20/56 The thing is she should really have the backing of the Conservative Party, but that backing is useless as nobody will vote Conservative in this environment. The Tories did have some better candidates to pick from. Andrew Boff has previously tried many times and probably would have stood a decent chance. Duwayne Brooks probably also would have stood a good chance. He's well known from the Stephen Lawrence case from all those years ago, and racism is an issue for many Londoners and him standing on a platform where he spoke from personal experience and his personal link with the city would have almost certainly resonated with a great deal of Londoners. He's also quite well known among the younger community due to the interest shown in the case during the Black Lives Matter movement. Karren Brady, she declined this time but I'd imagine that was down to the national perception of the party. She is popular generally among all ages not because of any sort of charisma or policies, but because of he upbringing which many people are aware of and then her work with the working class to encourage people, especially women into business and is actually seen as a role model for many people. Also helped by other factors such as being a popular figure on The Apprentice and also due to her links with West Ham Football Club (not because of West Ham specifically, but because of her involvement with sports). Yet out of all these people they could pick, the selection came down to Susan Hall who was probably actually the best known of the three due to her political experience and her time on the GLA, Mozammel Hossain who nobody knew anything about and Daniel Korski who then had to withdraw due to a variety of allegations. I am no fan of Khan myself, I am opposed to the ULEZ expansion generally and also the absurd proposal to toll the tunnels and close the Rotherhithe. But now when we are on the cusp of a Labour government the best move for London is to have a Labour mayor who will actually be supported by the government in the positive targets that he has such as electrifying the London bus network as soon as realistically possible and to get some investment into London which the Tories have not been doing ever since Boris left. This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Mar 27, 2024 18:03:38 GMT
Moving this here to prevent the Superloop thread getting hijacked by the topic The thing is she should really have the backing of the Conservative Party, but that backing is useless as nobody will vote Conservative in this environment. The Tories did have some better candidates to pick from. Andrew Boff has previously tried many times and probably would have stood a decent chance. Duwayne Brooks probably also would have stood a good chance. He's well known from the Stephen Lawrence case from all those years ago, and racism is an issue for many Londoners and him standing on a platform where he spoke from personal experience and his personal link with the city would have almost certainly resonated with a great deal of Londoners. He's also quite well known among the younger community due to the interest shown in the case during the Black Lives Matter movement. Karren Brady, she declined this time but I'd imagine that was down to the national perception of the party. She is popular generally among all ages not because of any sort of charisma or policies, but because of he upbringing which many people are aware of and then her work with the working class to encourage people, especially women into business and is actually seen as a role model for many people. Also helped by other factors such as being a popular figure on The Apprentice and also due to her links with West Ham Football Club (not because of West Ham specifically, but because of her involvement with sports). Yet out of all these people they could pick, the selection came down to Susan Hall who was probably actually the best known of the three due to her political experience and her time on the GLA, Mozammel Hossain who nobody knew anything about and Daniel Korski who then had to withdraw due to a variety of allegations. I am no fan of Khan myself, I am opposed to the ULEZ expansion generally and also the absurd proposal to toll the tunnels and close the Rotherhithe. But now when we are on the cusp of a Labour government the best move for London is to have a Labour mayor who will actually be supported by the government in the positive targets that he has such as electrifying the London bus network as soon as realistically possible and to get some investment into London which the Tories have not been doing ever since Boris left. This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour A huge shame the Tories cut the policing budget then isn't it? |
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Post by greenboy on Mar 27, 2024 18:16:44 GMT
This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour A huge shame the Tories cut the policing budget then isn't it? The buck stops with the mayor. |
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Post by SILENCED on Mar 27, 2024 18:27:23 GMT
This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour A huge shame the Tories cut the policing budget then isn't it? Policing in London is the Mayor's responsibility. He needs to man up, own the situation, do something positive, and stop making excuses and blaming others. Trying to pass the buck ... You sure you are not in politics? The Mayor has a revenue budget of £857m and a capital budget of £1.6bn. He decides how it is spent. No-one forced him to be Mayor, if he is not up to it, let someone else have a go |
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Post by vjaska on Mar 27, 2024 18:40:30 GMT
Moving this here to prevent the Superloop thread getting hijacked by the topic The thing is she should really have the backing of the Conservative Party, but that backing is useless as nobody will vote Conservative in this environment. The Tories did have some better candidates to pick from. Andrew Boff has previously tried many times and probably would have stood a decent chance. Duwayne Brooks probably also would have stood a good chance. He's well known from the Stephen Lawrence case from all those years ago, and racism is an issue for many Londoners and him standing on a platform where he spoke from personal experience and his personal link with the city would have almost certainly resonated with a great deal of Londoners. He's also quite well known among the younger community due to the interest shown in the case during the Black Lives Matter movement. Karren Brady, she declined this time but I'd imagine that was down to the national perception of the party. She is popular generally among all ages not because of any sort of charisma or policies, but because of he upbringing which many people are aware of and then her work with the working class to encourage people, especially women into business and is actually seen as a role model for many people. Also helped by other factors such as being a popular figure on The Apprentice and also due to her links with West Ham Football Club (not because of West Ham specifically, but because of her involvement with sports). Yet out of all these people they could pick, the selection came down to Susan Hall who was probably actually the best known of the three due to her political experience and her time on the GLA, Mozammel Hossain who nobody knew anything about and Daniel Korski who then had to withdraw due to a variety of allegations. I am no fan of Khan myself, I am opposed to the ULEZ expansion generally and also the absurd proposal to toll the tunnels and close the Rotherhithe. But now when we are on the cusp of a Labour government the best move for London is to have a Labour mayor who will actually be supported by the government in the positive targets that he has such as electrifying the London bus network as soon as realistically possible and to get some investment into London which the Tories have not been doing ever since Boris left. This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour Knife crime happened under Boris too, this sort of playing politics really doesn’t help anyone because no politician on any side has got it right. 14 years of Tory austerity and 2 terms of Khan have helped no one. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Mar 27, 2024 22:19:20 GMT
This is Khan's London just today ... we need someone tougher leading our city and stop making excuse for this kind of behaviour A huge shame the Tories cut the policing budget then isn't it? It is more than the budget. There is too much red tape and over bureaucracy stopping effective policing. Also Khan has not been effective with the policing either. It is also down to various youth programs which the mayor turned his back on, many are angry up to now that a Labour mayor could not be bothered with them when previously both Ken and Boris helped and saw the things. Even if Starmer wins and if you gives Khan a blank cheque with policing I can see little much changing. |
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Post by matthieu1221 on Mar 29, 2024 16:37:14 GMT
Any chance of rerunning the poll now that the candidates for this year's election have officially been announced?
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Post by capitalomnibus on Mar 31, 2024 0:00:02 GMT
Any chance of rerunning the poll now that the candidates for this year's election have officially been announced? It would need to be done in a new thread, locked by PB |
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