Ken launches manifesto, and is then accused of sleaze.
As the campaigns in London were formally launched, current incumbent Ken Livingstone launched into a verbal tirade about Boris. Instead of a "look at me i'm brilliant" speech, which I would have expected, all I heard was Boris thois, and Boris that. In fact, he mentioned Boris' name 13 times!
So basically, if yesterday's rant is anything to go by, his entire manifesto is to hurl abuse at Boris. Now, I freely admit that when Boris first put his name forward I was concerned. But his campaign has been a real eye opener about the man. He has gone through his Parliamentary life as this bumbling fool, but his campaign has shown that there is more to him. Boris has upped his game, and shown that he can act like a leader. So much so though, that I will be out campaigning for him over the next few weeks.
In contrast, Ken looks tired, sounds tired, and can only slate Boris instead of praising his achievements. Well, achievements that he thinks that he has had anyway.
But it doesn't stop that there. After months of accusations of sleaze surrounding on of lackies, Lee Jasper, Ken himself is finding himself subject to accusations, not even 24 hours into his re-election bid. Last night, as I was leaving a comment on another blog, I saw that Conservative Home were running a story about Ken concealing donations, and under investigation by the Electoral Commission. This story has also been reported by the Times, but that accuses Ken of not listing "a single donation on the Electoral Commission website since he became Mayor of London eight years ago".
Not the sort of thing you want at the start of a re-election bid, but par for the course when it comes to Ken. Obviously he knows and best, everybody else is a racist and a "sanctimonius hypocrit". His rants are starting to sound like Heather Mills', and Al Fayad's paranoid rants.
Ken has always professed to be different to the national Labour party, but by [allegedly] concealing donations, having at team of cronies, and failing to sack them despite a tonne of sleaze allegations against them, he has proved that really is no better.
If all Ken can offer is personal rant's about his opponents, and sleaze allegations, what benefit would that be to London? It rather contradicts his own arguements.
2 comments:
I have always thought that ranting and slating the opposition is a sign of a losing battle, surely Ken should be concentrating on his achievements in office, he has had look enough to gain some hasn't he? Is this a man that knows he is swimming against a tide? Has he laid into Brian Paddick yet? I think he realises his big threat is Boris, who I agree is looking better by the day, in the way he conducts himself and the way he is getting his message across.
I do like and agree with your comparisons with Heather Mills and Al Fayed!
Did you notice the state of the newt fancier at his first press conference? sweating like a burst water main, now there is a man under pressure!
As for campaigning for Boris, I am available to post leaflets!
If Boris and the other Tory's want a local issue to go into bat about how about the state of the streets?
Some of the photos on my blog would make great photo opportunities for showing how bad Greenwich Council is.
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