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Colin Rosenstiel · April 16th 08, 11:54 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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(John B) wrote:

On 16 Apr, 14:37, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
(John B) wrote:
[I assume the reason for Gilligan's hatchet-job is primarily that
he's worried people will vote for left-wing parties first and Ken
second to punish Labour while keeping Boris out. In fact, this is
still a Very Sensible Thing To Do if you're left-wing and dislike
current Labour policies, but don't want a right-wing buffoon in
power...]

A possibly more effective tactic from that position would be
Paddick 1, Ken Livingstone 2.

It depends on what sort of "left-wing" you are. That's precisely the
voting strategy I'm going to use, since I'm a free-market liberal, but
if someone is actually a socialist then voting for one of the
socialist parties as first choice is worth doing.

The difference with the Brian Paddick 1, Ken Livingstone 2 tactic is that,
unlike the socialist fringe, there is a chance, even if small, that Brian
Paddick might even be elected.

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Colin Rosenstiel