Comments on: Would Siralan beat Boris?

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Satisfying the masses…or not « Confessions of a Political Animal — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:48:20 +0000

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By: Billy

Billy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:38:44 +0000

Dunno whether this is a comment on Boris tenure or the London voters…

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:53:25 +0000

Anthony

Thanks for the clarification – Largely as I expected.

Even as a Tory (and Boris) supporter, I must say that it would be refreshing if there was an independent candidate put forward who could pse a real challenge. Sadly, I fear that too many politicos are already embedded in the party structure to allow for this.

By: Anthony Wells

Anthony Wells — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:00:19 +0000

Matt – Sir Alan’s response in the Standard certainly didn’t suggest he’d have anything to do with it. It was along the lines of “I haven’t the first idea what it would involve, if I did it the press would be constantly looking for conflicts of interest with my business dealings, so I could only do it if the press behaved, which they won’t, so no.”

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:44:56 +0000

Interesting findings – especially in relation to “Siralan”. I would have thought, though, that Siralan is far too savvy to mix himself in the dark and dirty world of politics.

As a businessman it is likely that there will be someone out there who holds a grudge (valid or otherwise) against Siralan and a political campaign would be the moment in which such a grudge would manifest itself. As such, I imagine that Siralan would avoid the Mayor’s race like the plague.

More bad news for Labour though. If their only recognisable London “character” can no longer compete with Boris, what chance any of the suits who are likely to actually contest the Mayoralty in 2012?