2024 London Mayoral Election Thread

[s1962a]

I'm sure there is another thread on this already, but can't seem to search for it.

It's coming up to the London mayoral election on May 2nd.

The main contenders seem to be

Sadiq Khan - knife crime has gone up immensely under his watch. Implemented ULEZ.

Susan Hall - doesn't know how much a bus ticket costs. Will get rid of ULEZ.

[s1962a]

Susan Hall Interview

[s1962a]

Sadiq Khan Interview

[anonymous-user]

Susan who?

[s1962a]

Killboy said:

Susan who?

The ULEZ saviour.

[MXRod]

There are too many candidates standing on an anti Khan and cancel ULEZ platform . between them they will dilute the anti Khan voting and he will spend another 4 years forcing even more outlandish policies on Londoners

[s1962a]

MXRod said:

There are too many candidates standing on an anti Khan and cancel ULEZ platform . between them they will dilute the anti Khan voting and he will spend another 4 years forcing even more outlandish policies on Londoners

For me as a Londoner, I consider the following important

- Crime. Need more police on the streets, and every burglary/shop lifting/anti social crime needs to be attended
- Housing costs (rent, council tax)
- Council waste
- 20mph speed limits.. what the hell

[chrispmartha]

Susan Hall’s a proper loon. It’s hilarious that she’s the best they can put forward

[Terminator X]

If only there was a none of the above option. What a st show as is the GE this year.

TX.

[Terminator X]

chrispmartha said:

Susan Hall’s a proper loon. It’s hilarious that she’s the best they can put forward

The rumour is they don't want to be mayor of London.

TX.

[Rivenink]

chrispmartha said:

Susan Hall’s a proper loon. It’s hilarious that she’s the best they can put forward

Any more or less hilarious than Liz Truss as Prime Minister?

[bitchstewie]

I genuinely can't work out why they chose Hall.

Every single time I hear her it's a car crash and that's before you get into the racist st she's either retweeted or endorsed.

[Al Gorithum]

The whole of the Tory Party is a clown show consisting of idiots and grifters. Anyone that was any good left at the Brexit debacle.

[Hants PHer]

I listened to Susan Hall's half hour 'phone in on LBC earlier this week. Blimey, she's hopeless isn't she? Didn't know who owned Hammersmith bridge, or how much a Met police officer earns, or even how much a bus ticket in London costs. "Oh, I don't use the buses" she airily said. Almost every time she was asked what she'd do, she said something like "I can't promise anything, because I don't know the numbers".

And didn't she report some unlikely story about her wallet being stolen or something, when it was obvious she's just dropped it (some kind soul handed it in)? Someone said the Conservatives don't want to win the mayoral election. Well, they're going about it the right way with Susan Hall as their candidate.

[Rivenink]

bhstewie said:

I genuinely can't work out why they chose Hall.

Every single time I hear her it's a car crash and that's before you get into the racist st she's either retweeted or endorsed.

They finished scraping the bottom of the barrel a while back, and now all they have to present is the parasites.

[chrispmartha]

Hants PHer said:

And didn't she report some unlikely story about her wallet being stolen or something, when it was obvious she's just dropped it (some kind soul handed it in)? Someone said the Conservatives don't want to win the mayoral election. Well, they're going about it the right way with Susan Hall as their candidate.

This was properly hilarious.

She went on LBC claiming to have been robbed on the underground 'because this is Kahn's London'...

But when pressed she said she was one of the lucky ones has her wallet was returned to her later in the day after someone found it on a seat.

It's probably too daft for a Thick of it episode.

[bitchstewie]

Rivenink said:

They finished scraping the bottom of the barrel a while back, and now all they have to present is the parasites.

Thing is if I say this it starts to sound slightly bonkers but I honestly am wondering if they actually want to win it?

I'm sure they'll say yes but if so why on earth did they pick Hall?

She's a political pygmy.

[Vasco]

bhstewie said:

Thing is if I say this it starts to sound slightly bonkers but I honestly am wondering if they actually want to win it?

I'm sure they'll say yes but if so why on earth did they pick Hall?

She's a political pygmy.

Isn't this being done so that Khan definitely wins ? - so Londoners can detest Labour....

[captain_cynic]

Terminator X said:

If only there was a none of the above option. What a st show as is the GE this year.

TX.

There is, it's called "not voting". Voting is not compulsory in this country so if you truly feel that none of the candidates are worth voting for then simply stay home and use the time as you please.

I'll even say you'll still have a right to moan about it even though you didn't vote because in Britain, you have a god given right to a good bloody moan.

[fido]

Hants PHer said:

I listened to Susan Hall's half hour 'phone in on LBC earlier this week. Blimey, she's hopeless isn't she? Didn't know who owned Hammersmith bridge, or how much a Met police officer earns, or even how much a bus ticket in London costs. "Oh, I don't use the buses" she airily said. Almost every time she was asked what she'd do, she said something like "I can't promise anything, because I don't know the numbers

Of all the people things to bash politicians with .. pointless trivia like how much is a bus fare isn’t that important really. I don’t know exactly how much a bus fare is and I use them regularly - just tap my card and it nearly always hits the Zone 1-2 daily cap (£8.10). Did he also ask Khan how many £s of fuel is needed to fill up his Range Rover?

Edited by fido on Wednesday 24th January 18:09