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[May. 3rd, 2008|12:43 pm]
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As you may well know London now has a Conservative mayor, and the far-right BNP got a member on the assembly. I took loads of photos which I'm currently sorting out.

Nick Griffin (BNP leader) was in the assembly hall. The Tories were wearing sweatshirts with "for a Greater London" on the back and they gave speeches complaining that outer London had been neglected in favour of inner London. The Lib Dems came 5th in some places - behind Respect and the BNP in City and East.
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[User Picture]From: [info]http://www.recursion.co.uk/phpMyID/gordo.php
2008-05-03 12:00 pm (UTC)

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Sian Berry, Green Party, came fourth behind the three main parties!
[User Picture]From: [info]secretlondon
2008-05-03 12:30 pm (UTC)

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For the mayoral election, yes.
[User Picture]From: [info]uncledisgusting
2008-05-03 01:27 pm (UTC)

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i was watching the footage live, but the cameras cut away from the outgoing speeches of the more loony candidates. they were the ones i wanted to hear.
[User Picture]From: [info]secretlondon
2008-05-03 05:17 pm (UTC)

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I have photos of all of them. The only minority candidate speech worth listening to was the BNP guy.

This gentleman came bottom, for example.

[User Picture]From: [info]uncledisgusting
2008-05-03 05:41 pm (UTC)

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After wondering "who is the pimp?" I looked him up on wikipedia. He's basically had a go with every party and weirdly not one of them is willing to put him forward. Not quite the same as Churchill ratting and re-ratting.
[User Picture]From: [info]uncledisgusting
2008-05-03 05:54 pm (UTC)

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if you have found transcripts of their speeches, i'd love a link.

i liked the way that the major candidates stood around politely for the green candidate, then totally walked off to miss the nutters.
[User Picture]From: [info]secretlondon
2008-05-03 07:07 pm (UTC)

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Well they walked off before the BNP bloke...