Mayor of London 2024

[btajim - mcfc]

You know fine well that if the Tories had a Tory mayor in London ( and a white one at that) there'd have been none of the nonsense Khan has had to put up with.

But thankfully Johnson's two terms have ( hopefully ) put paid to any chance of a Tory mayor for the foreseeable.

This is an awful take. Johnson was a great London mayor and the current Tory PM isn’t white.

I can only assume you have a very dry sense of humour.

[mumbles87]

This is an awful take. Johnson was a great London mayor and the current Tory PM isn’t white.

I can only assume you have a very dry sense of humour.

A great mayor? What planet are you on?

He was a terrible mayor

Boris bikes, Boris buses .. all ordered by Ken

How much did he spend on a garden bridge that was never built?

Water cannons which were proved illegal and never used

Left tfl 1.5 billion in debt

Elected on the promise of no ticket office closures.. closed the lot as mayor

How many fire stations did he close? And fire engines he got rid of?

How on earth was he remotely good?

He was awful

[Plashet Grove Pete]

A great mayor? What planet are you on?

He was a terrible mayor

Boris bikes, Boris buses .. all ordered by Ken

How much did he spend on a garden bridge that was never built?

Water cannons which were proved illegal and never used

Left tfl 1.5 billion in debt

Elected on the promise of no ticket office closures.. closed the lot as mayor

How many fire stations did he close? And fire engines he got rid of?

How on earth was he remotely good?

He was awful

And a Tory to boot Mumbles. Should have been drowned at birth.

Blimey mate, your hatred knows no bounds, does it?

[mumbles87]

And a Tory to boot Mumbles. Should have been drowned at birth.

Blimey mate, your hatred knows no bounds, does it?

Those are all factual events. How can you put a positive spin on a single one of them?

Cutting fire engines and closing fire stations. Risks life's

The wasting of public money on garden bridge (100 million) plus the canons .. criminal waste of tax payers money

The name stuff could be put down to just taking credit for other people's work.

But promising directly one thing then doing another?

Khan said he will freeze fares and he did. It was a bad policy .. terrible but he stuck to it

Sorry but anyone who thinks Boris was anything more than a disaster as mayor needs to look at his actual record.

[Billydinho]

Khan will romp home, and with Starmer in No10, London can look forward to its policing budget being restored and a reduction in crime.

Unrivalled wit, Pinky.

[YGNB]

Boris was a great mayor in the same way he was a great PM in the same way that West ham are having a great season

[hammers92]

And a Tory to boot Mumbles. Should have been drowned at birth.

Blimey mate, your hatred knows no bounds, does it?

What part of his post is wrong?

[OFT]

And a Tory to boot Mumbles. Should have been drowned at birth.

Blimey mate, your hatred knows no bounds, does it?

I know you say you don't vote Tory Pete, and I'm not doubting that, but you do seem extremely defensive of them and even as a non londonder I'm well aware of The Boris record as mayor and it wasn't good.

[Plashet Grove Pete]

I know you say you don't vote Tory Pete, and I'm not doubting that, but you do seem extremely defensive of them and even as a non londonder I'm well aware of The Boris record as mayor and it wasn't good.

I don't vote Tory OFT, and I don't believe I'm defensive with regards to them either as a party or individuals. I just find the bile and hatred directed by some posters towards the Tories a bit much, and if I'm honest, a bit scary.

Like it or not, they are in power, and despite my belief that they will be beaten by Labour at the next election there's still a good chance they will win, or hold the balance of power. When some are condemning anyone who votes Conservative as idiotic, they are condemning a significant proportion of the population as idiots with no shame or scruples.

Each to their own I guess. I happen to think Starmer stands a reasonable chance of being a decent PM provided he doesn't capitulate to the unions and the left wing of his party. I also think Corbyn, Abbott and their ilk would have been a disaster. But whilst I might mock the (in my opinion) idiocy of people who vote/ voted for them, I respect their right to a platform and to let them express their views. Otherwise there but for the grace of God we get more hatred, and potentially more Jo Cox / David Amess type tragedies.

As for London Mayor? I don't live in London, but I worked in the city for 40 years. I don't think there has been a decent mayor probably since Whittington - certainly not Johnson or Livingstone, and most definitely not Khan.

[westham,eggyandchips]

Khan always seems angry about something or other. Little bloke syndrome?

[sendô]

Does he still have to work at 72, or is he choosing to?

Well, he only gets the basic state pension despite working non stop from age 15 because apparently he "missed some stamps" at some point or other, so wasn't eligible for the additional state pension. The difference is from £141.85 to £185.90. Bit of a **** for someone who has grafted for 50 years, paid his fair share of taxes and raised two handsome nippers on his meagre wages. Like I said, the working classes always get ****ed.

As to your question, well yes and no. Working for him I think is as much about getting out of the house, following his old routines, seeing the people he has always seen as part of his work routine, and getting a bit of extra cash in his pocket. Luckily for him (luckily!) my mum still works 3 days a week, and of course their mortgage is paid off.

Not that it should really matter of course.

[Clacton-ammer]

Didn't realise you had 2 brothers Sendo..

[bubbles1966]

It defies belief that they can't find someone better than Khan to do the job.

[Danny's Dyer Acting]

It defies belief that they can't find someone better than Khan to do the job.

If the tories would put up a worthwhile candidate then maybe people would vote for them.

[Baron Von Marlon]

For the good of the City, a labour candidate who isn't Khan would be my preference.

[funky chicken]

Khan just says the same nonsense whenever he is questioned over anything: “the government really need to pay for it.” “The government really need to look into it.” etc. etc. It’s his get out of jail card for every bit of scrutiny he is under.

It would be hilarious if his party won the next election just to see him squirm and try to see who he can blame then.

[RichieRiv]

Well, he only gets the basic state pension despite working non stop from age 15 because apparently he "missed some stamps" at some point or other, so wasn't eligible for the additional state pension. The difference is from £141.85 to £185.90. Bit of a **** for someone who has grafted for 50 years, paid his fair share of taxes and raised two handsome nippers on his meagre wages. Like I said, the working classes always get ****ed.

It's stuff like this that makes me angry. You work your entire life and what do you have to show for it? More work.

[delbert]

Khan always seems angry about something or other. Little bloke syndrome?

It's amazing so much ego can fit into such a minuscule package.......

[Big George]

I'm a big beiever in term limits for Mayoral posts. (I'm not a great fan of executive mayors anyway but still....)

[Danny's Dyer Acting]

I'm a big beiever in term limits for Mayoral posts. (I'm not a great fan of executive mayors anyway but still....)

Term limits and upper age limits for all elected positions would be a positive move