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On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:39:22 +0100
Robin9 wrote:
;153328 Wrote:

Unfortunately Goldsmith is a bit of a non-entity so Khan
has a good chance of winning.

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Spud

Semantic casuistry time: Mr. Goldsmith isn't a non-entity;
he's a non-event sitting on a pile of unearned money. He
has established a definite public persona: "committed", wimpish
and negative, and he has gained much media attention so he's
not - alas - a non-entity.

Well , call him what you like but he's not mayoral material (and neither
is
Khan). You have to wonder if the Tory party want to lose the election by
choosing him.

He was the best of the bunch.

Not unreasonably, the London electorate want a mayor who has some commitment
to London and parachuting in a high flyer from the shires is unlikely to be
more successful.

Which means that you have to select from those few London MPs who have no
immediate aspiration for ministerial post and/or some unknown (outside his
own front room) councillor.

They were lucky to get someone of even Mr Goldsmith's calibre to stand IMHO.

tim

tim..... wrote:

wrote in message ...
On Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:39:22 +0100
Robin9 wrote:
d;153328 Wrote:

Unfortunately Goldsmith is a bit of a non-entity so Khan
has a good chance of winning.

--
Spud

Semantic casuistry time: Mr. Goldsmith isn't a non-entity;
he's a non-event sitting on a pile of unearned money. He
has established a definite public persona: "committed", wimpish
and negative, and he has gained much media attention so he's
not - alas - a non-entity.

Well , call him what you like but he's not mayoral material (and neither
is
Khan). You have to wonder if the Tory party want to lose the election by
choosing him.

He was the best of the bunch.

Not unreasonably, the London electorate want a mayor who has some commitment
to London and parachuting in a high flyer from the shires is unlikely to be
more successful.

Which means that you have to select from those few London MPs who have no
immediate aspiration for ministerial post and/or some unknown (outside his
own front room) councillor.

They were lucky to get someone of even Mr Goldsmith's calibre to stand IMHO.

Yes, I agree.

BTW, Boris was the Henley MP when he was elected mayor, so though
preferable, it's not essential that a candidate be a London MP.