London mayoral candidates possess big ideas but as the accusations and recriminations fly,this election could get nasty Another day, another Old Etonian. Did we imagine it would still be like this at the top of politics when the country was being led by intelligent grammar school boys and girls a generation ago? But cheer up. The bookies’ odds and the polling data propose this particular Etonian is set for a hiding when Londoners vote for a recent mayor on 5 May. Are they right? There’s an grisly subtext to this campaign. Don’t stop reading because you’re fed up with reading approximately London. I’m fed up with it too and haven’t previously written approximately this contest, and the biggest directly elected mandate in Britain,even though it’s just three weeks away. Like it or not, London is the main engine of UK economic growth until someone comes up with a better plan. Inevitably, or the result is also well-known to Jeremy Corbyn’s standing.
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Source: theguardian.com