London elections

One of the world´s biggest and economically most important cities is looking for a new leader. The choice only seems to be between Ken Livingston, who is just doing this Job and Boris Johnson, a former journalist nearly without any political background, but with extraordinary communicative skills. Is this also the decision between two different types of politics and politicians? The young entertainer versus the excentric with experience? I feel myself reminded somehow of the US-elections ...
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/27/london08.livingstone


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Patricia Volonakis Davis

The young entertainer versus the excentric with experience

Yup. From my seat here in the US, that does just about sum up the campaign...(sigh)

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