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Post by Handyman on Mar 14, 2024 10:55:10 GMT
I expect the door knocking canvases to arrive at my door at the weekends ant time sooner, Deep Joy if they are the leftie rabble and Khan arse lickers they will be told to Foxtrot Oscar.
The other candidates will be told the same, no faith in any of them
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Post by patman post on Mar 14, 2024 11:21:57 GMT
None of the listed candidates for Mayor of London appeals, so I guess we’ll wait for their election material before making up our minds. Mrs P and I have postal votes and although I cannot speak for her, we might not bother…
PS — We’ve also got a Mayor of Hackney and a Speaker. Why…?
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Post by Handyman on Mar 14, 2024 12:21:49 GMT
None of the listed candidates for Mayor of London appeals, so I guess we’ll wait for their election material before making up our minds. Mrs P and I have postal votes and although I cannot speak for her, we might not bother… PS — We’ve also got a Mayor of Hackney and a Speaker. Why…? Suggest you ask your Council why and how much it costs per year |
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Post by borchester on Mar 14, 2024 12:46:55 GMT
I suppose that, in the interests of democracy, I had better shave.
The mayoral elections are in May and I will have to show photo ID at the polling station, which is ok except that the photos on my bus pass, passport etc are over 15 years and they all show me as clean shaven.
The joke is that I have half a mind to sit out the election since all the candidates are deeply uninteresting, but I probably won't. Heinlein made the point that if there was nothing to vote for, there is always something to vote against. I don't suppose the great man ever saw such a sad looking line up as are standing in the election for mayor of London, but I accept his point.
That said, I bloody well loathe shaving
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Post by patman post on Mar 14, 2024 13:49:39 GMT
I suppose that, in the interests of democracy, I had better shave. The mayoral elections are in May and I will have to show photo ID at the polling station, which is ok except that the photos on my bus pass, passport etc are over 15 years and they all show me as clean shaven. The joke is that I have half a mind to sit out the election since all the candidates are deeply uninteresting, but I probably won't. Heinlein made the point that if there was nothing to vote for, there is always something to vote against. I don't suppose the great man ever saw such a sad looking line up as are standing in the election for mayor of London, but I accept his point. That said, I bloody well loathe shaving Just think how you'd feel if the candidate you hated the most got in by a whisker...! |
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Post by patman post on Mar 14, 2024 13:56:31 GMT
None of the listed candidates for Mayor of London appeals, so I guess we’ll wait for their election material before making up our minds. Mrs P and I have postal votes and although I cannot speak for her, we might not bother… PS — We’ve also got a Mayor of Hackney and a Speaker. Why…? Suggest you ask your Council why and how much it costs per year The question gets no sensible reply, just a list of the "good works" both offices are involved with. But maybe the new mayor (elected after Glanville resigned after lying about his association with a kiddy-porn viewing councillor) will be more forthcoming.
Only Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets have directly elected Mayors in London.
They're only jumped up council leaders, but have greater powers than traditional — largely ceremonial — mayors elected in other areas...
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Post by Dogburger on Mar 14, 2024 14:52:17 GMT
Suggest you ask your Council why and how much it costs per year The question gets no sensible reply, just a list of the "good works" both offices are involved with. But maybe the new mayor (elected after Glanville resigned after lying about his association with a kiddy-porn viewing councillor) will be more forthcoming.
Only Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets have directly elected Mayors in London.
They're only jumped up council leaders, but have greater powers than traditional — largely ceremonial — mayors elected in other areas...
As you say PP they are just jumped up councillors and failed candidates for parliament .Another layer of bullshit nobody takes any notice of |
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Post by Handyman on Mar 14, 2024 18:27:01 GMT
Suggest you ask your Council why and how much it costs per year The question gets no sensible reply, just a list of the "good works" both offices are involved with. But maybe the new mayor (elected after Glanville resigned after lying about his association with a kiddy-porn viewing councillor) will be more forthcoming.
Only Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets have directly elected Mayors in London.
They're only jumped up council leaders, but have greater powers than traditional — largely ceremonial — mayors elected in other areas...
All the above Boroughs have a long history of incompetence and huge depts, not my problem I moved out of Hackney in about 1976 and got the hell out of Islington another infamous Council in 1986 |
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Post by patman post on Mar 14, 2024 18:38:23 GMT
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Post by Pacifico on Mar 14, 2024 22:44:30 GMT
A five per cent rise, alongside the Mayor’s precept, will force seven more boroughs — Haringey, Redbridge, Enfield, Lewisham, Brent, Camden and Barking and Dagenham — to impose payments of over £2,000 on Band D households for the first time.
I dont see what the London Boroughs are complaining about - Band D in my area has been over £2000 for years, it is currently £2600.
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Post by Dogburger on Mar 15, 2024 8:32:01 GMT
A five per cent rise, alongside the Mayor’s precept, will force seven more boroughs — Haringey, Redbridge, Enfield, Lewisham, Brent, Camden and Barking and Dagenham — to impose payments of over £2,000 on Band D households for the first time.
I dont see what the London Boroughs are complaining about - Band D in my area has been over £2000 for years, it is currently £2600. That's a lot of money to get your bins emptied once a fortnight |
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Post by Handyman on Mar 15, 2024 12:52:46 GMT
A five per cent rise, alongside the Mayor’s precept, will force seven more boroughs — Haringey, Redbridge, Enfield, Lewisham, Brent, Camden and Barking and Dagenham — to impose payments of over £2,000 on Band D households for the first time.
I dont see what the London Boroughs are complaining about - Band D in my area has been over £2000 for years, it is currently £2600. That's a lot of money to get your bins emptied once a fortnight I pay over £2,000 grand a year but at least our bins are emptied every week |
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Post by johnofgwent on Mar 15, 2024 13:39:22 GMT
The question gets no sensible reply, just a list of the "good works" both offices are involved with. But maybe the new mayor (elected after Glanville resigned after lying about his association with a kiddy-porn viewing councillor) will be more forthcoming.
Only Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets have directly elected Mayors in London.
They're only jumped up council leaders, but have greater powers than traditional — largely ceremonial — mayors elected in other areas...
As you say PP they are just jumped up councillors and failed candidates for parliament .Another layer of bullshit nobody takes any notice of The name won’t mean much to any outside folk, blues and roots music circles but a veteran of that genre Mike Harries, appearing at a special concert in Brecon Jazz to mark heaven knows how many decades in the business found tbe front two rows of his audience all in silly costumes and mayoral chains, word having gone out to the chainwearers that free food and beer was to be had beforehand (by them, not us) In his opening ‘thank you and welcome’ speech Mike urged us should the feeling take us to feel free to dance, sing along, clap, or for those in the front two rows, ‘just shake your mayoral bling in time to the drummer’ Sounded about right to me |
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Post by Dogburger on Mar 15, 2024 15:26:58 GMT
That's a lot of money to get your bins emptied once a fortnight I pay over £2,000 grand a year but at least our bins are emptied every week Pretty good value for money then  |
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Post by sheepy on Mar 15, 2024 17:02:17 GMT
£2437 borough council share £298.76 East Sussex County £1521.81 Adult social care £256.50 Fire £107.49 Police £252.91 good value for money?
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