On May 13, 7:59 pm, Basil Jet wrote:

On 13/05/2010 19:51, Tom Anderson wrote:

On Thu, 13 May 2010, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:34:12 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...7711806/-.html

Not exactly news is it? He's been saying it for years.

I actually think it would be a mistake because he would be too easy a
target for the loons on the right. Labour need a proper contest to
select their candidate and we have to hope there is a decent field to
choose from and people who have plenty of good ideas.

Or, you know, the main opposition to Bojo the Clown could be from a
party other than Labour. Maybe even one which was in government more
recently.

Hmm, like it or not, I find it hard to see the battle for the
Mayorality in London being something other than a Labour versus Tory
contest.

Also. the association of the Lib Dems with the government come 2012
(if it does last) might make it a bit hard for them to put up a strong
fight against the Conservatives for the Mayorality.

Re the main opposition to Bojo the Clown - I rather doubt that Bozza
will be running for re-election in 2012, unless he feels that the Con-
Lib coalition has scuppered (or at least delayed) his prospects for
advancement in Westminster.


If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.

Just because there's a Con-Lib coalition in Parliament at Westminster
it doesn't mean there's going to be Con-Lib coalitions elsewhere.
There isn't going to be a Con-Lib coalition in the London Assembly
(the Lib Dems in the Assembly continue to regard themselves as part of
the opposition), nor do I imagine for a month of Sundays that there
will be a joint Con-Lib candidate for the Mayorality in 2012 - if
there is then I will eat my hat (a road cone in this instance).

Simon Hughes wouldn't sign up as a hypothetical co-Tory candidate
anyhow.