I possess been disappointed by the Green party refusing to be drawn on the use of the second-preference vote in the London mayoral election and by its recent election broadcast suggesting that there is little distinction between the Tories and Labour. I was even more disappointed this weekend to receive in my inbox an email from Lib Dem HQ telling activists to spend the final few days of the campaign “capitalising” on Labour party “troubles”. Lets be clear: Caroline Pidgeon and I possess spent the final four years on the London assembly working closely with both Labour and Green colleagues. Together we possess mounted robust opposition to Boris’s abysmal record of inaction on housing,the environment and transport. We possess worked together because we possess found there to be a great deal more that unites us than divides us. To suggest otherwise is ridiculous and unhelpful.
The Tory party is divided and loney – out of touch and with luck soon to be out of office. Its campaign has been a shame. Its only remaining hope is that Zac Goldsmith will be able to spread the delusion that he is somehow an environmentalist. In fact his Tory colleagues on the assembly possess spent the final four years arguing that London should become the UK centre for fracking; and he is advocating that Britain leave the EU, whose laws possess driven all the major improvements we possess seen in recent decades on air pollution, and waste management,and carbon emissions. My friend and colleague Caroline Pidgeon will fetch my first-preference vote for mayor on Thursday. She has a well-thought-out set of policies for London and her eight years of experience at City corridor has shone through during her confident hustings performances. But of course my second-preference vote will depart to Sadiq Khan. It’s a no-brainer.
Stephen Knight AM
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Source: theguardian.com