Wwooooooooooo!!! Go Boris!!!

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

I gotta ask, what on earth makes you think that?

well as a London teacher in some very deprived schools for the last 18 I've been on the sharp end of many of kens initiatives to stand up for those who
have no voice, whilst the world has moved towards an evermore selfish and
materialistic world

He's done it. Well done Boris

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7380947.stm

I'll say it again, at least Ken ran (as much as any politician does these days) on policy, and you could make your choice dependent on whether or not you agreed with that policy. Sian Berry had some well reasoned and argued policy statements too, again, regardless of whether you agreed with them, at least you knew what they were. Besides a couple of populist waffle points Boris ran on "personality", and his "personality" was shaking his foppish hair about, and saying "oops! crikey!".

Congratulations on voting in Tim, Nice But Dim. I suspect this will actually play out right into Labour's hands. Boris has now got two years to make a tit of himself and I suspect he'll do just that, the public school boy "golly gosh chaps!" act will cease to be funny pretty quickly and come the general election the Conservatives will once again have the image of baffoonery unfit for government.

For the record, I'm not pro-Labour or pro-Conservative right now, I'm pro-democracy. Democracy needs a strong opposition and policy based politics rather than personality based politics. I fear we have neither

Fact is London needed a change, Ken is so full of poop at times that it's scary. whoever thought that long and bendy buses are a good idea for narrow London roads?
I recon they can sell them to Abramovich, who can the start his own bus company in Moscow. NOW they have streets big enough for them there.

I'm waiting to see what will change. it would be nice to get the traffic moving.
I voted Boris BTW. He can't do any worse then Ken.

All politicians are full of $$hit anyway

[Viney]

Originally Posted by laMon

All politicians are full of $$hit anyway

ain't that the truth.

Sod all this thought, but the BNP have a seat on the london Assembly. Now that should be interesting!!

Right, im off down the hairdressers to 'get a boris'

London was always screwed either way....

Boris is bad news, glad I don't live in london

Originally Posted by MiniMatt

I'll say it again, at least Ken ran (as much as any politician does these days) on policy, and you could make your choice dependent on whether or not you agreed with that policy. Sian Berry had some well reasoned and argued policy statements too, again, regardless of whether you agreed with them, at least you knew what they were. Besides a couple of populist waffle points Boris ran on "personality", and his "personality" was shaking his foppish hair about, and saying "oops! crikey!".

Congratulations on voting in Tim, Nice But Dim. I suspect this will actually play out right into Labour's hands. Boris has now got two years to make a tit of himself and I suspect he'll do just that, the public school boy "golly gosh chaps!" act will cease to be funny pretty quickly and come the general election the Conservatives will once again have the image of baffoonery unfit for government.

For the record, I'm not pro-Labour or pro-Conservative right now, I'm pro-democracy. Democracy needs a strong opposition and policy based politics rather than personality based politics. I fear we have neither

I've read articles written by Boris before and they seemed very intelligent. I'd certainly not call him stupid.

As for Kens policies, I don't even see the point in considering what his plans were. He's had 8 years to make a difference and I for one can't think of anything that he's done thats had a positive effect on the majority if people living in London.

Perhaps Boris will be bad, perhaps he won't. I certainly think he deserves a chance before we judge him though.

Originally Posted by skidmarx

evermore selfish and
materialistic world

Don't you think that's been happening in London and country wide anyway, despite having a socialist government and London mayor for the past decade?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Ch00

TFL have recently bought some new ones, but I have it from a good souce that they will never buy any more, so its a matter of time till they break.

Ch00

How long did the Routemasters stay in service? 100 years?


Bring them back!!!

[Ch00]

Routemasters didnt as far as I know burst into flames whilst on the move.

Ch00

Iansv II, you beat Viney to the hairdressers