Well, Boris may be the new mayor, but at least everyone on my friends list seems to be making a post voicing their upset. Though it does beg the question - does anyone know anyone that actually voted for Boris? What was their reasoning?
The best explanation I've seen is that everyone went 'wouldn't that be funny??'... he may be the first person ever voted to an important position because everyone thought it would be a good joke!
I'm absolutely sure that a significant percentage of the people who voted for him did so because they though there'd be some LOL involved. They won't be laughing when LONDON EXPLODES!!
Well think about it this way Boris got just over a million votes. There are 7 million Londoners. Only a 6th of the eligible population voted for Boris.
People move to and away from London all the time. So the proportion of people that are registered to vote isn't really very high. I'm sure some of those who voted for him for the lols aren't planning to stick around for any aftermath!
I helped to count the votes, and noted that the ballot papers that were folded in half to conceal their choices (making the papers jam in the scanners, grr!) were usually for Boris. I think they were ashamed!
Still, there's a couple of things I'm happy about. Ken's Congestion Charge raising/expansion antics were in danger of getting out of control in my view. And providing weapon scanners to the police seems like something well worth trying.
Will the horribly patronising Mayor Of London posters and billboard advertisements will go away though? If not, I suspect they'll be replaced by Boris' own crayon scribblings (meaning no difference really).
I have to say, if I was a Londoner I would have voted for him just out of amusements sake, and given that nothing we do is truly original these days over a million actual Londoners thought the same thing - trouble is, they could actually vote and seemingly did.
I for one shall be sat back in this distant corner looking on with mirth :D
I have been laughing at you losers darn sarth all day. I can just imagine people at the booths 'now... Boris Johnson... i know that name BIG CROSS HERE'
i can't WAIT for the inevitable mess that the Olympics will be. And I'm safely north of the border. The border being the Watford Gap.
I don't know if I should laugh or cry? I moved from Australia to get away from bafoons having power. Now Howard is out and Boris is in! At least he should help some comics pay of their houses.
As I may have mentioned, a Tory activist friend of mine actually leafletted from him and rode around on his Battle Bus, etc. I don't know why though, because she and I get on famously as long as we Absolutely Do Not touch on politics.
I have a great admiration for the fact that you are able to be firm friends with someone who holds different political opinions to yourself. I try SO hard to not let someone political (and indeed religious) beliefs get in the way, but I just can't do it. Even if I can hold it in for a while, eventually I'll crack. It is just one of my many, many flaws!
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These are the thoughts we have to cling to...
Grr.
I helped to count the votes, and noted that the ballot papers that were folded in half to conceal their choices (making the papers jam in the scanners, grr!) were usually for Boris. I think they were ashamed!
Still, there's a couple of things I'm happy about. Ken's Congestion Charge raising/expansion antics were in danger of getting out of control in my view. And providing weapon scanners to the police seems like something well worth trying.
Will the horribly patronising Mayor Of London posters and billboard advertisements will go away though? If not, I suspect they'll be replaced by Boris' own crayon scribblings (meaning no difference really).
I for one shall be sat back in this distant corner looking on with mirth :D
Go Boris!
i can't WAIT for the inevitable mess that the Olympics will be. And I'm safely north of the border. The border being the Watford Gap.
As I may have mentioned, a Tory activist friend of mine actually leafletted from him and rode around on his Battle Bus, etc. I don't know why though, because she and I get on famously as long as we Absolutely Do Not touch on politics.