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Boris Johnson is re-elected as Lord Mayor of London.

  • 04-05-2012 10:55pm
    #1
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭


    Breaking News 11:56pm Friday night > After a nail biting recount, Boris has finally been re-elected for a second 'four year term' as Mayor of London & over over eight million people. So what are your thoughts, did you vote for Boris or Ken? or one of the others? Personally I like Boris and I am glad he has been re-elected.

    Mayor-of-London-Boris-Joh-007.jpg

    Boris waving from the open platform of a Boris bus (New Routemaster) endorsed & championed by himself!


Comments

  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    The problem with Ken Livingstone is just damned unlike-able!


  • #3
    afatbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,102 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    :D Quite happy for him. Alot better than Ken with his dodgy tax dealing and congestion charge.

    I got into swing of things and did a bit of canvasing for him.. Now onto PM ;) Its nice to win once and a while.


  • #4
    Jack B. Badd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭Jack B. Badd


    BuffyBot wrote: »
    The problem with Ken Livingstone is just damned unlike-able!

    He reminds me of Senator Palpatine *shudder*


  • #5
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,107 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Boris is better than Ken by a good bit, but I'd have been happier with a mayor who isn't affiliated with the party actively trying to dismantle the NHS under the pretence of improving it.

    In that regard, the mayoral election did feel very much like Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich.


  • #6
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Very low turn out for the election, what was it? only 30% or 37% of Londoners voted, something like that!


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  • #7
    afatbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,102 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Ya about 2 million voted out of 5 million voters.

    It was the same country wide..


  • #8
    who the fug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    Another choice of who you hate least


  • #9
    djpbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Very low turn out for the election, what was it? only 30% or 37% of Londoners voted, something like that!
    Personally, I couldn't bring myself to vote for either of them.


  • #10
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    Jack B. Badd wrote: »
    He reminds me of Senator Palpatine *shudder*

    boris did finish his victory speech with 'may the fourth be with you' too. the only highlight of the whole thing.


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