Poll
Is the correct answer.
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I sat next to Sadiq on the tube once and he is an astonishingly tiny person.
Although that's been my experience of almost every slightly famous person I've interacted with (exceptions: Bill Nighy and Richard Ayoade who are normal heights).
How did you interact with Richard Ayoade? :)
Not quite...
I'd have gone with lib-dem too, but if that's not on the cards I'd say Tory. He seems too polished to be from the fringe.
He's actually Count Binface now, because:
1) He actually campaigned on abolishing the Lords.
2) He claims to have lost a war against Planet Copyright. :lol:
Funnily enough two of them are Youtubers. :ph34r:
At least we're probably twenty years from our first TikTok mayor and by then I'll be more comfortable with feeling old.
One of them, the younger looking kid, is actually running as a joke trying to get more votes than Laurence Fox. :lol:
The other one is the Bond villain looking one, who is actually an American born former banker and current conspiracy theorist. :ph34r:
You want a guy with a proper suit & tie for your vote? He's your man, Beeb.
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Those might not necessarily be promotional pics, Beeb, just what Sheilbh picked for the poll.
4 is clearly random, and 2 it's hard to tell, but the rest are clearly staged portraits.
A bunch of bald heads serving as foreground composition is less than perfect.
I'd say it's a pic taken during a photo op on a double decker, which is not exactly the same as a staged official campaign photo.
Double decker pick is #3 - that is not a staged photo but obviously has been takend during an event. #2 is bald guy with a suit.
Oops, my bad.
My problem with this thread is you can't see the pics while you're posting. I had to edit my first post like five times.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Exy4DPTVEAAUPIO?format=jpg&name=small)
Not even the Paris one?
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Now you know. :P
With Khan it's weird because he's been so freighted with symbolism - I remember him getting a congratulation from Hilary Clinton - so he's very widely known but has, in all honesty, been a fairly mediocre mayor. And that goes both ways. He is more famous globally than I'd expect for a London mayor, but you should never look at the comments on literally anything he posts on social media for example because it's just an open sewer of global Islamophobia <_<
Formely Ana Hidalgo. Reclaimed Spanish citizenship in 2003 so dual citizenship now. :nerd:
Nicknamed Hidingo or Notre Dame des Bobos.
Bicycle pic is clearly outdated, e-scooters are al the rage for bobos now.
I don't trust red ties - they tend to be leftists. :P
And of course Sheilbh hand-picked the photos. But I'm just playing the game by the rules of the game.
Aha! Nailed it!
I don't trust pin stripes.
Who is he then? Google image search, and looking at the URL, turns up nothing.
Lots of Judean People's Front versus the People's Front of Judea going on there.
Question: Choose your fighter:
Option 1: 
Option 2: 
Option 3: 
Option 4: 
Option 5: 
Option 6: 
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Option 11: 
Title: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:02:51 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:02:51 AM
Nominations closed today.
There are a lot of crazy independent candidates so I have tried to narrow it down a little - but also quite arbitrarily :)
Edit: No idea how to edit that last picture :lol: :blush:
There are a lot of crazy independent candidates so I have tried to narrow it down a little - but also quite arbitrarily :)
Edit: No idea how to edit that last picture :lol: :blush:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Josquius on March 30, 2021, 10:05:49 AM
Post by: Josquius on March 30, 2021, 10:05:49 AM
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Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:08:05 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:08:05 AM
Quote from: Tyr on March 30, 2021, 10:05:49 AM:lol: :hug:
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Is the correct answer.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:10:30 AM
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:10:30 AM
Does the third come with Inspector Lewis?
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 30, 2021, 10:11:42 AM
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 30, 2021, 10:11:42 AM
Can't see the face of the last one, picture is too big and not centered.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:14:12 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:14:12 AM
Quote from: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:10:30 AMAlas, no.
Does the third come with Inspector Lewis?
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on March 30, 2021, 10:11:42 AMHere you go.
Can't see the face of the last one, picture is too big and not centered.
(https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/5.jpg)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 10:17:56 AM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 10:17:56 AM
Not a lot of competition, is there?
#1 is the poster child for the perils of English teef.
#2 was clearly put forward because of his looks. Lib-Dem?
3 and 4 both look like wankers trying to win the wanker vote.
5 looks like a Corbyn clone.
6 looks like a well intentioned and slightly diml 2nd grade teacher.
7 who cares
8 looks like a sleazy UKIP property developer from central casting.
So it's down to Khan and mystery man.
#1 is the poster child for the perils of English teef.
#2 was clearly put forward because of his looks. Lib-Dem?
3 and 4 both look like wankers trying to win the wanker vote.
5 looks like a Corbyn clone.
6 looks like a well intentioned and slightly diml 2nd grade teacher.
7 who cares
8 looks like a sleazy UKIP property developer from central casting.
So it's down to Khan and mystery man.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 10:20:17 AM
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 10:20:17 AM
First lady looks really wholesome, I presume she's somehow going to be BNP or some shit but I voted for her :lol:
I mean, I should vote Khan, and probably would if I were a Londoner, but where's the fun in that?
I mean, I should vote Khan, and probably would if I were a Londoner, but where's the fun in that?
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Razgovory on March 30, 2021, 10:20:46 AM
Post by: Razgovory on March 30, 2021, 10:20:46 AM
I'll vote for the guy who looks like Noam Chomsky. A guy who walks around in public like that has probably spent all his insanity on the outside and doesn't any insanity left inside.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Valmy on March 30, 2021, 10:29:08 AM
Post by: Valmy on March 30, 2021, 10:29:08 AM
The third guy looks like a tool but he is on a double decker bus so :hmm:
The fourth guy looks like he is walking away from London as it burns in the background.
I will vote guy #2. His suit is more pleasing to me than Khan's tux.
The fourth guy looks like he is walking away from London as it burns in the background.
I will vote guy #2. His suit is more pleasing to me than Khan's tux.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:35:03 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:35:03 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 30, 2021, 10:29:08 AMI will vote guy #2. His suit is more pleasing to me than Khan's tux.I'm a huge fan of Khan dressing as Bond :lol:
I sat next to Sadiq on the tube once and he is an astonishingly tiny person.
Although that's been my experience of almost every slightly famous person I've interacted with (exceptions: Bill Nighy and Richard Ayoade who are normal heights).
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:35:41 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:35:41 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 10:20:17 AMWell in London you get two votes - so in round one you can vote your heart/for fun and in round two vote Labour :)
I mean, I should vote Khan, and probably would if I were a Londoner, but where's the fun in that?
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:36:39 AM
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:36:39 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:35:03 AMQuote from: Valmy on March 30, 2021, 10:29:08 AMI will vote guy #2. His suit is more pleasing to me than Khan's tux.I'm a huge fan of Khan dressing as Bond :lol:
I sat next to Sadiq on the tube once and he is an astonishingly tiny person.
Although that's been my experience of almost every slightly famous person I've interacted with (exceptions: Bill Nighy and Richard Ayoade who are normal heights).
How did you interact with Richard Ayoade? :)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:38:44 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 10:38:44 AM
:lol: Made him a coffee.
I used to work in a cafe in a very pretty historic building that was often used for filming/hosting things, although I think he was just there with family for breakfast. The most fun was the time a Bollywood production decided to film a musical number in the building :lol:
I used to work in a cafe in a very pretty historic building that was often used for filming/hosting things, although I think he was just there with family for breakfast. The most fun was the time a Bollywood production decided to film a musical number in the building :lol:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
Post by: The Brain on March 30, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
Isn't he just the dreamiest? :)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: garbon on March 30, 2021, 10:55:56 AM
Post by: garbon on March 30, 2021, 10:55:56 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 10:17:56 AM
#2 was clearly put forward because of his looks. Lib-Dem?
Not quite...
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Grey Fox on March 30, 2021, 10:59:33 AM
Post by: Grey Fox on March 30, 2021, 10:59:33 AM
#2 He looks fun. Probably going to ask for unreasonable things out of parliement.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 11:02:31 AM
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 11:02:31 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 30, 2021, 10:55:56 AMQuote from: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 10:17:56 AM
#2 was clearly put forward because of his looks. Lib-Dem?
Not quite...
I'd have gone with lib-dem too, but if that's not on the cards I'd say Tory. He seems too polished to be from the fringe.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 11:14:56 AM
I voted for Siân Berry, as I recognized her from Jay Foreman's videos. :ph34r:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:07:41 PM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:07:41 PM
I'm missing a few of the more... esoteric candidates, though. :P
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(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/29/11/5529562-6328803-image-m-30_1540813788713.jpg)
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(https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CB-Uxbridge-Dab.jpeg)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:11:12 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:11:12 PM
I wasn't sure how many options I had - or of some of those candidates :ph34r:
Of ghose Drillminister's actually a pretty serious-ish candidate. And except for Count Binface I imagine the rest are some of the 10 men running on anti-lockdown platforms (I've included a couple too) :lol:
Of ghose Drillminister's actually a pretty serious-ish candidate. And except for Count Binface I imagine the rest are some of the 10 men running on anti-lockdown platforms (I've included a couple too) :lol:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 12:11:32 PM
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 12:11:32 PM
The Lord Buckethead IP wars was the biggest political disaster to happen in the UK since Brexit :cry:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:13:20 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:13:20 PM
And a great example of why everyone hates the Monster Raving Loony Party - the Lib Dems of novelty parties <_<
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:13:35 PM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:13:35 PM
Quote from: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 12:11:32 PM
The Lord Buckethead IP wars was the biggest political disaster to happen in the UK since Brexit :cry:
He's actually Count Binface now, because:
1) He actually campaigned on abolishing the Lords.
2) He claims to have lost a war against Planet Copyright. :lol:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 12:15:03 PM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 12:15:03 PM
In Italy he would be forming a government.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:16:23 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:11:12 PM
I wasn't sure how many options I had - or of some of those candidates :ph34r:
Funnily enough two of them are Youtubers. :ph34r:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:16:47 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:16:47 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 12:15:03 PMOnly after he'd run the Bank of England for a few years :P
In Italy he would be forming a government.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:17:26 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:17:26 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:16:23 PMOh no - that's the future isn't it :ph34r:Quote from: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:11:12 PM
I wasn't sure how many options I had - or of some of those candidates :ph34r:
Funnily enough two of them are Youtubers. :ph34r:
At least we're probably twenty years from our first TikTok mayor and by then I'll be more comfortable with feeling old.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:21:58 PM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:21:58 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:17:26 PMQuote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:16:23 PMOh no - that's the future isn't it :ph34r:Quote from: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:11:12 PM
I wasn't sure how many options I had - or of some of those candidates :ph34r:
Funnily enough two of them are Youtubers. :ph34r:
At least we're probably twenty years from our first TikTok mayor and by then I'll be more comfortable with feeling old.
One of them, the younger looking kid, is actually running as a joke trying to get more votes than Laurence Fox. :lol:
The other one is the Bond villain looking one, who is actually an American born former banker and current conspiracy theorist. :ph34r:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:22:52 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 12:22:52 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 12:21:58 PMYeah I recognise him now from his 8 minute long work-out/campaign video that did the rounds this morning :lol: :ph34r:
The other one is the Bond villain looking one, who is actually an American born former banker and current conspiracy theorist. :ph34r:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: HVC on March 30, 2021, 12:44:19 PM
Post by: HVC on March 30, 2021, 12:44:19 PM
i vote for the white black power salute guy. Mainly because i think he believes in aliens abductions and conspiracy theories which would make government meetings more entertaining.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 30, 2021, 12:54:07 PM
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 30, 2021, 12:54:07 PM
So Khan went for a Pakistani imitation of Daniel Craig's Bond at a costume party or what?
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
Post by: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
For fucks sakes people - the they're called ties. Wear them!
I probably would have gone for guy in the tux. I'm normally against bow-ties, but it's acceptable in a tux. But I thought I recognized him, and that was confirmed in the thread.
So let's go for the black guy. It's a shot from the side and he looks well-dressed, so I'm just hoping he's wearing a tie.
By the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
I probably would have gone for guy in the tux. I'm normally against bow-ties, but it's acceptable in a tux. But I thought I recognized him, and that was confirmed in the thread.
So let's go for the black guy. It's a shot from the side and he looks well-dressed, so I'm just hoping he's wearing a tie.
By the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PM
Post by: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
For fucks sakes people - the they're called ties. Wear them!
I probably would have gone for guy in the tux. I'm normally against bow-ties, but it's acceptable in a tux. But I thought I recognized him, and that was confirmed in the thread.
So let's go for the black guy. It's a shot from the side and he looks well-dressed, so I'm just hoping he's wearing a tie.
You want a guy with a proper suit & tie for your vote? He's your man, Beeb.
(https://www.euroweeklynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_1-24-1200x900.jpg)
QuoteBy the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
Those might not necessarily be promotional pics, Beeb, just what Sheilbh picked for the poll.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 01:55:02 PM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 01:55:02 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PM
Those might not necessarily be promotional pics, Beeb, just what Sheilbh picked for the poll.
4 is clearly random, and 2 it's hard to tell, but the rest are clearly staged portraits.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 01:57:34 PM
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 01:57:34 PM
2 is definitely staged. The framing, lightning, and depth of field are just perfect.
1 is actually pretty bad if it is a professional picture.
1 is actually pretty bad if it is a professional picture.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 02:00:37 PM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 02:00:37 PM
Quote from: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 01:57:34 PM
2 is definitely staged. The framing, lightning, and depth of field are just perfect.
A bunch of bald heads serving as foreground composition is less than perfect.
I'd say it's a pic taken during a photo op on a double decker, which is not exactly the same as a staged official campaign photo.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 02:02:27 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 02:02:27 PM
I think 1 is casual - as is Sadiq's obvs.
And for Beeb - you don't even need to wear a tie in parliament anymore:
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/14E9/production/_96735350_ddfj8niw0aand-x.jpg)
:o
I'd say that since Cameron our politics has been pretty tieless.
And for Beeb - you don't even need to wear a tie in parliament anymore:
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/14E9/production/_96735350_ddfj8niw0aand-x.jpg)
:o
I'd say that since Cameron our politics has been pretty tieless.
Quote4 is clearly random, and 2 it's hard to tell, but the rest are clearly staged portraits.4 is in Tooting Common in a waistcoat just after golden hour! It's obviously posed/deliberate.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 02:08:59 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 30, 2021, 02:08:59 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM:lol: Only one woman isn't in some kind of suit, no?
By the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 02:09:38 PM
Post by: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 02:09:38 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 02:00:37 PMQuote from: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 01:57:34 PM
2 is definitely staged. The framing, lightning, and depth of field are just perfect.
A bunch of bald heads serving as foreground composition is less than perfect.
I'd say it's a pic taken during a photo op on a double decker, which is not exactly the same as a staged official campaign photo.
Double decker pick is #3 - that is not a staged photo but obviously has been takend during an event. #2 is bald guy with a suit.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 02:12:14 PM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 30, 2021, 02:12:14 PM
Quote from: celedhring on March 30, 2021, 02:09:38 PM
Double decker pick is #3 - that is not a staged photo but obviously has been takend during an event. #2 is bald guy with a suit.
Oops, my bad.
My problem with this thread is you can't see the pics while you're posting. I had to edit my first post like five times.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 05:27:35 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 05:27:35 AM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PMReally regret not picking this guy now I've discovered he has a portrait of himself in his campaign headquarters/home(?) :lol:
You want a guy with a proper suit & tie for your vote? He's your man, Beeb.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Exy4DPTVEAAUPIO?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:31:41 AM
Post by: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:31:41 AM
Incidentally, this thread made me realize that Khan and De Blasio are probably the only two mayors from non-Spanish cities I can name and recognize.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 31, 2021, 05:36:05 AM
Post by: The Larch on March 31, 2021, 05:36:05 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:31:41 AM
Incidentally, this thread made me realize that Khan and De Blasio are probably the only two mayors from non-Spanish cities I can name and recognize.
Not even the Paris one?
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:41:55 AM
Post by: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:41:55 AM
I know her name (Anne Hidalgo) , but I wouldn't recognize her in a pic.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: The Larch on March 31, 2021, 05:45:43 AM
Post by: The Larch on March 31, 2021, 05:45:43 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:41:55 AM
I know her name (Anne Hidalgo) , but I wouldn't recognize her in a pic.
(https://aws.revistavanityfair.es/prod/designs/v1/assets/785x589/216551.jpg)
Now you know. :P
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 05:46:09 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 05:46:09 AM
Quote from: The Larch on March 31, 2021, 05:36:05 AMYeah - non-UK ones I know are de Blasio and Hidalgo. I used to know mayor of Berlin when Wowereit was in charge. And I have an idea of the mayor of Barcelona because she briefly really excited the UK left.Quote from: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:31:41 AM
Incidentally, this thread made me realize that Khan and De Blasio are probably the only two mayors from non-Spanish cities I can name and recognize.
Not even the Paris one?
With Khan it's weird because he's been so freighted with symbolism - I remember him getting a congratulation from Hilary Clinton - so he's very widely known but has, in all honesty, been a fairly mediocre mayor. And that goes both ways. He is more famous globally than I'd expect for a London mayor, but you should never look at the comments on literally anything he posts on social media for example because it's just an open sewer of global Islamophobia <_<
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 31, 2021, 06:21:26 AM
Post by: Duque de Bragança on March 31, 2021, 06:21:26 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 31, 2021, 05:41:55 AM
I know her name (Anne Hidalgo) , but I wouldn't recognize her in a pic.
Formely Ana Hidalgo. Reclaimed Spanish citizenship in 2003 so dual citizenship now. :nerd:
Nicknamed Hidingo or Notre Dame des Bobos.
Bicycle pic is clearly outdated, e-scooters are al the rage for bobos now.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 12:35:39 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 12:35:39 PM
1 - Luisa Porritt - Lib Dems
The election was meant to be May last year and got postponed because of covid. Being a candidate is unpaid for most parties and takes a lot of your time, so their initial candidate withdrew then in the new selection her main opponent had to step down after allegations of anti-semitism. So she became the candidate by default, the two sweetest words in the English language.
2 - Shaun Bailey - Tory
The Tories keep trying to make Shaun Bailey happen - and you can understand why. As well as being a minority he's got a great back story - council flat, single mum, very few GCSEs and pulled himself up by his bootstraps etc. Unfortunately he is a dreadful candidate (just like he was when he was running for parliament). He's probably running the worst Tory campaign for Mayor I've seen and the last guy spent most of the campaign race-baiting and their first candidate was arrested for perjury.
3 - Laurence Fox - Reclaim Party
First of several middle aged men running on an "anti-woke/anti-lockdown" platform. Best known from Lewis and Keira Knightley's first big hit, The Hole. Ex-hubsand of Billie Piper and she is well clear of him. Since the divorce he's been trying to fill the Farage shaped hole to widespread indifference.
4 - Kam Balayev - Renew Party
Renew are the last party standing from the slew of pro-European centrist parties set up in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum. Very inspired by En Marche, but without the charismatic senior politician at the centre of it, so a bit of a party in search of an electorate.
5 - Piers Corbyn - Let London Live
Brother of Jeremy and our second anti-lockdown canndidate - also anti-vax his main issue lately is that the vaccine rollout is the new Auschwitz (shocking for a Corbyn brother to make a tone-deaf Holocaust reference, but here we are). He's a former weatherman who, until covid, was mainly obsessessed with climate change being a hoax and conspiracy.
6 - Mandu Reid - Women's Equality Party
I don't know much about her. The WEP were very focused on issues of equality but basically only looked at sex - so ignored issues of race or class or education or wealth. Which is a bit of a problematic analysis and basically leads to a party who's main issue is appointing more of its members to the boards of companies. At least according to a friend who stepped down as their first press officer after about one profoundly disappointing week. May have changed in recent years - don't know.
7 - Sadiq :wub:
Query - why do all London Mayors get mainly known by their first name? Ken, Boris, Sadiq. It's odd - maybe something to do with how Londoners relate to their mayors as their representative (something similar with Andy in Manchester and Big Joe in Liverpool - before the flood).
8 - Sian Berry - Greens
I quite like her. She'll probably get my first vote.
9 - Dr Peter Gammons (really - well, possibly) - UKIP
He got his doctorate from some non-registered institution in the US and is also a faith healer. According to his personal website he is, under a different name, a Lord and has numerous other lines of work, including as a parfumier, actor, motivational speaker, musician, peacemaker etc. He has appeared in a Bollywood soap opera and there is this startling music video from his attempted 80s pop career:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WouIzjgqo&t=30s
Another of the men responding to their mid-life crisis by trying to be the next Farage.
10 - Valerie Brown - Burning Pink
So Burning Pink are a protest group a bit like Extinction Rebellion and there's a bit of cross-over. Their schtick is painting public buildings pink. Main agenda is to dissolve government and replace it with citizens' assemblies to deal with the climate emergency.
11 - David Kurten - Heritage Party
Former UKIP London Assembly Member. He is also running on an anti-woke, anti-lockdown and anti-vax campaign - he's rejected the vaccine. Big issues seems to be family values and opposing the "gender war" plus free speech and ending lockdown. Kurten didn't just follow Farage out of UKIP, but did leave UKIP shortly after for the same reason - basically that UKIP was becoming an Islamophobic, far-right party (or too far-right for Kurten).
Missing are:
Max Fosh a Youtuber who wants more votes than Laurence Fox
The Social Democratic Party (another party trying to replace UKIP - I find it fascinating that the Lib Dems are the most pro-European party but the continuity Liberals and SDP were both very pro-Brexit)
Brian Rose as posted by Larch who is another anti-woke/lockdown candidate
The Rejoin EU candidate
The Animal Welfare Party candidate
Count Binface
A former Tory running on the single issue of reducing the congestion charge (:lol:)
A pastor who runs a knife-crime charity who is running as an independent
Another Youtuber called Niko Omilana (can't see much about him - I think he mainly does pranks).
I thought Drillminister was running but not according to Wiki so he might not have formerly been nominated :hmm:
The election was meant to be May last year and got postponed because of covid. Being a candidate is unpaid for most parties and takes a lot of your time, so their initial candidate withdrew then in the new selection her main opponent had to step down after allegations of anti-semitism. So she became the candidate by default, the two sweetest words in the English language.
2 - Shaun Bailey - Tory
The Tories keep trying to make Shaun Bailey happen - and you can understand why. As well as being a minority he's got a great back story - council flat, single mum, very few GCSEs and pulled himself up by his bootstraps etc. Unfortunately he is a dreadful candidate (just like he was when he was running for parliament). He's probably running the worst Tory campaign for Mayor I've seen and the last guy spent most of the campaign race-baiting and their first candidate was arrested for perjury.
3 - Laurence Fox - Reclaim Party
First of several middle aged men running on an "anti-woke/anti-lockdown" platform. Best known from Lewis and Keira Knightley's first big hit, The Hole. Ex-hubsand of Billie Piper and she is well clear of him. Since the divorce he's been trying to fill the Farage shaped hole to widespread indifference.
4 - Kam Balayev - Renew Party
Renew are the last party standing from the slew of pro-European centrist parties set up in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum. Very inspired by En Marche, but without the charismatic senior politician at the centre of it, so a bit of a party in search of an electorate.
5 - Piers Corbyn - Let London Live
Brother of Jeremy and our second anti-lockdown canndidate - also anti-vax his main issue lately is that the vaccine rollout is the new Auschwitz (shocking for a Corbyn brother to make a tone-deaf Holocaust reference, but here we are). He's a former weatherman who, until covid, was mainly obsessessed with climate change being a hoax and conspiracy.
6 - Mandu Reid - Women's Equality Party
I don't know much about her. The WEP were very focused on issues of equality but basically only looked at sex - so ignored issues of race or class or education or wealth. Which is a bit of a problematic analysis and basically leads to a party who's main issue is appointing more of its members to the boards of companies. At least according to a friend who stepped down as their first press officer after about one profoundly disappointing week. May have changed in recent years - don't know.
7 - Sadiq :wub:
Query - why do all London Mayors get mainly known by their first name? Ken, Boris, Sadiq. It's odd - maybe something to do with how Londoners relate to their mayors as their representative (something similar with Andy in Manchester and Big Joe in Liverpool - before the flood).
8 - Sian Berry - Greens
I quite like her. She'll probably get my first vote.
9 - Dr Peter Gammons (really - well, possibly) - UKIP
He got his doctorate from some non-registered institution in the US and is also a faith healer. According to his personal website he is, under a different name, a Lord and has numerous other lines of work, including as a parfumier, actor, motivational speaker, musician, peacemaker etc. He has appeared in a Bollywood soap opera and there is this startling music video from his attempted 80s pop career:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WouIzjgqo&t=30s
Another of the men responding to their mid-life crisis by trying to be the next Farage.
10 - Valerie Brown - Burning Pink
So Burning Pink are a protest group a bit like Extinction Rebellion and there's a bit of cross-over. Their schtick is painting public buildings pink. Main agenda is to dissolve government and replace it with citizens' assemblies to deal with the climate emergency.
11 - David Kurten - Heritage Party
Former UKIP London Assembly Member. He is also running on an anti-woke, anti-lockdown and anti-vax campaign - he's rejected the vaccine. Big issues seems to be family values and opposing the "gender war" plus free speech and ending lockdown. Kurten didn't just follow Farage out of UKIP, but did leave UKIP shortly after for the same reason - basically that UKIP was becoming an Islamophobic, far-right party (or too far-right for Kurten).
Missing are:
Max Fosh a Youtuber who wants more votes than Laurence Fox
The Social Democratic Party (another party trying to replace UKIP - I find it fascinating that the Lib Dems are the most pro-European party but the continuity Liberals and SDP were both very pro-Brexit)
Brian Rose as posted by Larch who is another anti-woke/lockdown candidate
The Rejoin EU candidate
The Animal Welfare Party candidate
Count Binface
A former Tory running on the single issue of reducing the congestion charge (:lol:)
A pastor who runs a knife-crime charity who is running as an independent
Another Youtuber called Niko Omilana (can't see much about him - I think he mainly does pranks).
I thought Drillminister was running but not according to Wiki so he might not have formerly been nominated :hmm:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Barrister on March 31, 2021, 01:36:23 PM
Post by: Barrister on March 31, 2021, 01:36:23 PM
Quote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PMQuote from: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
For fucks sakes people - the they're called ties. Wear them!
I probably would have gone for guy in the tux. I'm normally against bow-ties, but it's acceptable in a tux. But I thought I recognized him, and that was confirmed in the thread.
So let's go for the black guy. It's a shot from the side and he looks well-dressed, so I'm just hoping he's wearing a tie.
You want a guy with a proper suit & tie for your vote? He's your man, Beeb.
(https://www.euroweeklynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screenshot_1-24-1200x900.jpg)QuoteBy the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
Those might not necessarily be promotional pics, Beeb, just what Sheilbh picked for the poll.
I don't trust red ties - they tend to be leftists. :P
And of course Sheilbh hand-picked the photos. But I'm just playing the game by the rules of the game.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Barrister on March 31, 2021, 01:38:16 PM
Post by: Barrister on March 31, 2021, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 12:35:39 PM
2 - Shaun Bailey - Tory
The Tories keep trying to make Shaun Bailey happen - and you can understand why. As well as being a minority he's got a great back story - council flat, single mum, very few GCSEs and pulled himself up by his bootstraps etc. Unfortunately he is a dreadful candidate (just like he was when he was running for parliament). He's probably running the worst Tory campaign for Mayor I've seen and the last guy spent most of the campaign race-baiting and their first candidate was arrested for perjury.
Aha! Nailed it!
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 31, 2021, 01:40:25 PM
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 31, 2021, 01:40:25 PM
I think I got the UKIP guy right. :smarty:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: crazy canuck on March 31, 2021, 04:52:00 PM
Post by: crazy canuck on March 31, 2021, 04:52:00 PM
I went with the crazy looking guy, and it turns out he is a crazy.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 04:52:28 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 04:52:28 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 31, 2021, 04:52:00 PM:lol: But wearing a tie.
I went with the crazy looking guy, and it turns out he is a crazy.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 31, 2021, 07:06:03 PM
Post by: Eddie Teach on March 31, 2021, 07:06:03 PM
Quote from: Barrister on March 31, 2021, 01:36:23 PMQuote from: The Larch on March 30, 2021, 01:50:52 PMQuote from: Barrister on March 30, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
For fucks sakes people - the they're called ties. Wear them!
I probably would have gone for guy in the tux. I'm normally against bow-ties, but it's acceptable in a tux. But I thought I recognized him, and that was confirmed in the thread.
So let's go for the black guy. It's a shot from the side and he looks well-dressed, so I'm just hoping he's wearing a tie.
You want a guy with a proper suit & tie for your vote? He's your man, Beeb.QuoteBy the way I'm not opposed to voting for a woman - but these are important jobs and they can at least be wearing some kind of suit.
Those might not necessarily be promotional pics, Beeb, just what Sheilbh picked for the poll.
I don't trust red ties - they tend to be leftists. :P
And of course Sheilbh hand-picked the photos. But I'm just playing the game by the rules of the game.
I don't trust pin stripes.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: celedhring on April 01, 2021, 01:52:42 AM
Post by: celedhring on April 01, 2021, 01:52:42 AM
Yeah, pin stripes are really tacky, which in politicians tends to be a marker for nutiness.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on April 01, 2021, 12:32:28 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on April 01, 2021, 12:32:28 PM
:huh: The guy in the pinstripes is American.
I assumed he was just a sub-Farage but he's clearly a sub-Trump with no name recognition :hmm:
I assumed he was just a sub-Farage but he's clearly a sub-Trump with no name recognition :hmm:
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Barrister on April 01, 2021, 12:36:53 PM
Post by: Barrister on April 01, 2021, 12:36:53 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 01, 2021, 12:32:28 PM
:huh: The guy in the pinstripes is American.
I assumed he was just a sub-Farage but he's clearly a sub-Trump with no name recognition :hmm:
Who is he then? Google image search, and looking at the URL, turns up nothing.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Valmy on April 01, 2021, 12:39:34 PM
Post by: Valmy on April 01, 2021, 12:39:34 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 31, 2021, 12:35:39 PM
1 - Luisa Porritt - Lib Dems
The election was meant to be May last year and got postponed because of covid. Being a candidate is unpaid for most parties and takes a lot of your time, so their initial candidate withdrew then in the new selection her main opponent had to step down after allegations of anti-semitism. So she became the candidate by default, the two sweetest words in the English language.
2 - Shaun Bailey - Tory
The Tories keep trying to make Shaun Bailey happen - and you can understand why. As well as being a minority he's got a great back story - council flat, single mum, very few GCSEs and pulled himself up by his bootstraps etc. Unfortunately he is a dreadful candidate (just like he was when he was running for parliament). He's probably running the worst Tory campaign for Mayor I've seen and the last guy spent most of the campaign race-baiting and their first candidate was arrested for perjury.
3 - Laurence Fox - Reclaim Party
First of several middle aged men running on an "anti-woke/anti-lockdown" platform. Best known from Lewis and Keira Knightley's first big hit, The Hole. Ex-hubsand of Billie Piper and she is well clear of him. Since the divorce he's been trying to fill the Farage shaped hole to widespread indifference.
4 - Kam Balayev - Renew Party
Renew are the last party standing from the slew of pro-European centrist parties set up in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum. Very inspired by En Marche, but without the charismatic senior politician at the centre of it, so a bit of a party in search of an electorate.
5 - Piers Corbyn - Let London Live
Brother of Jeremy and our second anti-lockdown canndidate - also anti-vax his main issue lately is that the vaccine rollout is the new Auschwitz (shocking for a Corbyn brother to make a tone-deaf Holocaust reference, but here we are). He's a former weatherman who, until covid, was mainly obsessessed with climate change being a hoax and conspiracy.
6 - Mandu Reid - Women's Equality Party
I don't know much about her. The WEP were very focused on issues of equality but basically only looked at sex - so ignored issues of race or class or education or wealth. Which is a bit of a problematic analysis and basically leads to a party who's main issue is appointing more of its members to the boards of companies. At least according to a friend who stepped down as their first press officer after about one profoundly disappointing week. May have changed in recent years - don't know.
7 - Sadiq :wub:
Query - why do all London Mayors get mainly known by their first name? Ken, Boris, Sadiq. It's odd - maybe something to do with how Londoners relate to their mayors as their representative (something similar with Andy in Manchester and Big Joe in Liverpool - before the flood).
8 - Sian Berry - Greens
I quite like her. She'll probably get my first vote.
9 - Dr Peter Gammons (really - well, possibly) - UKIP
He got his doctorate from some non-registered institution in the US and is also a faith healer. According to his personal website he is, under a different name, a Lord and has numerous other lines of work, including as a parfumier, actor, motivational speaker, musician, peacemaker etc. He has appeared in a Bollywood soap opera and there is this startling music video from his attempted 80s pop career:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WouIzjgqo&t=30s
Another of the men responding to their mid-life crisis by trying to be the next Farage.
10 - Valerie Brown - Burning Pink
So Burning Pink are a protest group a bit like Extinction Rebellion and there's a bit of cross-over. Their schtick is painting public buildings pink. Main agenda is to dissolve government and replace it with citizens' assemblies to deal with the climate emergency.
11 - David Kurten - Heritage Party
Former UKIP London Assembly Member. He is also running on an anti-woke, anti-lockdown and anti-vax campaign - he's rejected the vaccine. Big issues seems to be family values and opposing the "gender war" plus free speech and ending lockdown. Kurten didn't just follow Farage out of UKIP, but did leave UKIP shortly after for the same reason - basically that UKIP was becoming an Islamophobic, far-right party (or too far-right for Kurten).
Missing are:
Max Fosh a Youtuber who wants more votes than Laurence Fox
The Social Democratic Party (another party trying to replace UKIP - I find it fascinating that the Lib Dems are the most pro-European party but the continuity Liberals and SDP were both very pro-Brexit)
Brian Rose as posted by Larch who is another anti-woke/lockdown candidate
The Rejoin EU candidate
The Animal Welfare Party candidate
Count Binface
A former Tory running on the single issue of reducing the congestion charge (:lol:)
A pastor who runs a knife-crime charity who is running as an independent
Another Youtuber called Niko Omilana (can't see much about him - I think he mainly does pranks).
I thought Drillminister was running but not according to Wiki so he might not have formerly been nominated :hmm:
Lots of Judean People's Front versus the People's Front of Judea going on there.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on April 01, 2021, 12:45:14 PM
Post by: Sheilbh on April 01, 2021, 12:45:14 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 01, 2021, 12:36:53 PMHe's a conspiracy theory podcaster and former banker I think - Brian Rose. He is at least getting attention through his very weird social media presence.
Who is he then? Google image search, and looking at the URL, turns up nothing.
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Sheilbh on April 30, 2021, 06:33:00 AM
Post by: Sheilbh on April 30, 2021, 06:33:00 AM
:lol:
Londoners have a better idea of who Count Binface is and what he stands for than the Lib Dem candidate:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0N-1SuWYAE6nC2?format=jpg&name=small)
Londoners have a better idea of who Count Binface is and what he stands for than the Lib Dem candidate:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0N-1SuWYAE6nC2?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: London Mayoral Election
Post by: Josquius on April 30, 2021, 07:35:11 AM
Post by: Josquius on April 30, 2021, 07:35:11 AM
I wonder how many less smart left wing inclined people will just see the name Corbyn and vote for that.