Robin9 wrote:
'Bruce wrote:
I preferred Steven Norris to Boris as a candidate, but after
he was defeated twice it was always apparent that Boris had a better
chance of beating Ken.

I would have liked Steve Norris as Mayor too. Judging by interviews he
gave, he had a good idea of what was wrong at City Hall and he
understood that the essential pre-condition to reduce congestion in
London was to keep traffic moving.

Norris's problems in being accepted by Londoners was that he was
associated with both Margaret Thatcher's government


Norris did not hold Ministerial office in any Thatcher administration.
He only achieved the status of Minister when John Major appointed him
to the post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
and Minister for Transport in London in 1992. He kept that


and with Jarvis


Norris was not appointed to the board of Jarvis until 2002, two years
after his first bid to be elected as Mayor.


and that his seemingly energetic love life did not win him widespread
admiration.


Perhaps that comment could also be applied to Boris? It didn't
prevent Boris from being elected, though. ;-)