He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...son-again.html

"Basil Jet" wrote in message

He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...son-again.html

Surely that's old news? He wouldn't spend his whole time shadowing
Boris and sitting in on City Hall meetings if he didn't want his old job
back.

On May 13, 3:14*pm, "Recliner" wrote:

"Basil Jet" wrote:

He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...our/7711806/Ke...

Surely that's old news? *He wouldn't spend his whole time shadowing
Boris and sitting in on City Hall meetings if he didn't want his old job
back.

It's not new news, not from where I'm sitting at least - he's been
saying as much for quite some time. All that seems to have happened
here is that the hack who penned the above diary piece actually spoke
to him in person at a recent bash.

On 13 May, 18:17, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:34:12 +0100, Basil Jet

wrote:
He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...our/7711806/Ke...

Not exactly news is it? *He's been saying it for years.

I actually think it would be a mistake because he would be too easy a
target for the loons on the right. *Labour need a proper contest to
select their candidate and we have to hope there is a decent field to
choose from and people who have plenty of good ideas.

The same applies to any other party actually - we need democracy to be
healthy and we need a good combative campaign (without television
debates!) for the job.
--
Paul C

I was predicting that he'd be Prime Minister in Labour/Tory Coalition,
but that hasn't quite happened yet.

(Well, why not? Boris Johnson got elected Mayor after all.
Anything's possible.)

On Thu, 13 May 2010, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:34:12 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...son-again.html

Not exactly news is it? He's been saying it for years.

I actually think it would be a mistake because he would be too easy a
target for the loons on the right. Labour need a proper contest to
select their candidate and we have to hope there is a decent field to
choose from and people who have plenty of good ideas.

Or, you know, the main opposition to Bojo the Clown could be from a party
other than Labour. Maybe even one which was in government more recently.

The same applies to any other party actually - we need democracy to be
healthy and we need a good combative campaign (without television
debates!) for the job.

I'd be in favour of televised debates if they devolved into fistfights
with Adam Boulton.

tom

--
everything is temporary

On 13/05/2010 19:51, Tom Anderson wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010, Paul Corfield wrote:

On Thu, 13 May 2010 14:34:12 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

He wants to be mayor again...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...son-again.html


Not exactly news is it? He's been saying it for years.

I actually think it would be a mistake because he would be too easy a
target for the loons on the right. Labour need a proper contest to
select their candidate and we have to hope there is a decent field to
choose from and people who have plenty of good ideas.

Or, you know, the main opposition to Bojo the Clown could be from a
party other than Labour. Maybe even one which was in government more
recently.

If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.

On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:59:57 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.


Which of the many versions of his sexuality do you think Hughes would
declare for that particular campaign?

On 13/05/2010 21:29, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:59:57 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.

Which of the many versions of his sexuality do you think Hughes would
declare for that particular campaign?

Is he a fan of coalitus interruptus?

On Thu, 13 May 2010 21:36:58 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:
On 13/05/2010 21:29, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:59:57 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.

Which of the many versions of his sexuality do you think Hughes would
declare for that particular campaign?

Is he a fan of coalitus interruptus?


I don't know, but perhaps Mark Oaten could give him some personal
experience of coprophilia.

"Basil Jet" wrote in message
...
On 13/05/2010 21:29, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 13 May 2010 19:59:57 +0100, Basil Jet
wrote:

If Boris stands down to become an MP, Simon Hughes would make a good
Con/Lib coalition candidate.

Which of the many versions of his sexuality do you think Hughes would
declare for that particular campaign?

Is he a fan of coalitus interruptus?

Surely nowadays they'd wear condems?

Paul S