New Day in London UK -- Boris is in

[viiiper]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7380947.stm

Boris Johnson has won the race to become the next mayor of London -

ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year reign at City Hall.

Happy time for all you Londoners

Now anyone that says this is politics, I beg to differ, if they only knew Boris

[Parabellum]

..... Is this serious? I mean.... damn. Look at that hair.

[Phlookian]

Great stuff, now I can actually afford to drive around in London (and not watch my business nosedive into the ground).

But you're right, the hair has to go

For everyone not involved in this, this was really a vote against Ken rather than for Boris. There has been some pretty bad stuff Ken has done over the years (I'll list a few)

He has been an embarrasment for UK/US relations (both snubbing Bush and calling the US Ambassador a chiselling little crook)

He put into place Cronies and advisors of pretty questionable character and there are investigations taking place about where all the money has gone regarding this.

He "changed his mind" repeatedly about issues (travel costs, the congestion charge etc) where he would openly say one thing and just weeks later reverse the decision.

And once voted in, acted like a dictator (things like the Western congestion extension come to mind where he polled London (who were 90 percent against) then just did it anyway.

THe list goes on and on

He also had some pretty dodgy politics. Before he was mayor he said that the IRA were justified in killing british soldiers (then recently said something pretty similar in the Iraq war). AS well as taking all his advisors and cronies on a little jaunt to Venezuela

I think today is going to be a Good day

[calius]

Comedy face, same policies ... just watch it unfold.

EXHIBIT A

All fun and games for a while.