He is in no sense an extremist – far from it. But his candidacy is more likely to divide London’s voters along confessional lines than Jowell’s would have been.
Boff was, well, Boff. Greenhalgh never really sparked. And Goldsmith was, frankly, all over the place.
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There are people in Brussels who will want to drive a proposal so that the institutions here can grab more power, gain more profile and seem more relevant.
Are most respondents assuming that the selection is now a done deal?
How can we make the capital cleaner and greener?
Should we cut fares? Should we ban strikes? How can we get Londoners on their bikes?
How can we get new homes of the sort Londoners want to see?
Since Boris became Mayor the level of crime has fallen. But how could more be achieved?
All candidates oppose a third runway – but there are different views on the best alternative.
There’s nothing to suggest London’s reservations about an anonymous ‘Muslim Mayor’ could not be overcome by a credible candidate.
This is the first survey since the candidates for the mayoralty were whittled down to four.
Philippa Roe, Ivan Massow and Sol Campbell didn’t make the cut.
Yes, it really is spelt like that. Plus: I bet four candidates go through to the London Conservative Mayoral primary, and that Yvette Cooper is Labour’s next leader.
He’s a dedicated campaigner for small business, passionate advocate for European reform, son of a migrant bus driver – and Labour fear him.