On 10 Apr 2006 16:33:08 -0700, "
wrote:

Maybe Ken will stay in China, a country whose style of "democracy" he
clearly appreciates.
He has shown his spots there but voters were given poor choices in the
last 2 elections. Just as with France, voting for the least worst
candidate (gawd help us) is taken as 100% support for the least
worst's policies - straight hijacking if ever I saw it. No wonder the
non-vote is a growing movement.

If only we could let any old fool in but then limit their power with
referendums etc. Have yer Kengestion charge but voters decide it's 10p
a day. See how well Crapita do on that budget.

Anyone who knows anything about Kensington & Chelsea (to say nothing of
those of us living just outside the Western extension zone in Fulham)
will know the massive opposition that was shown in the response to all
of the consultation, questionnaires, etc., all of which was dismissed
at a sweep by Ken as "well they would say that wouldn't they" ...

You paint too rosy a picture! He fired up both nostrils to say he had
to do all that consulting but what passes for his mind was already
made up. His Prince Phillip imitations are going to sink the whole
mayor setup no matter how occasionally an outpouring might make sense.

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