tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post8209587780295967361..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (32)Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-71981158626117806882021-03-06T12:46:16.909+00:002021-03-06T12:46:16.909+00:00B, there might be a gentleman's agreement betw...B, there might be a gentleman's agreement between Labour and Tories that they take it in turns to be London Mayor. Tt was Red Ken two terms; then BoJo two terms; that might be why the Tories fielded a guaranteed losing candidate in 2016 to let Khan have a turn and they appear to be planning to so again in 2021 (postponed from 2020) to give Khan his second term.<br /><br />Indian Bicycle Marketing at its finest.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-49948510233086943492021-03-05T20:14:56.760+00:002021-03-05T20:14:56.760+00:00RM, Parkinson (C. Northcote, not the chat show hos...RM, Parkinson (C. Northcote, not the chat show host) would say that it is because anyone who isn't a tosser is weeded out at an early stage as being a threat to the current tosser-in-charge.<br /><br />Alternatively, as Douglas Adams postulated in The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, the "person-in-charge" is not actually in charge and the people who are actually in charge don't want anyone in the "person-in-charge" position who might engineer a coup and actually take charge, so you end up with tossers.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-51000159418136625352021-03-05T14:57:17.006+00:002021-03-05T14:57:17.006+00:00Lola, The problem is more general than you suggest...Lola, The problem is more general than you suggest. I.e. I'd ask the question: "Why do most political parties end up being led by tossers?" E.g. the choice at the last general election was between Bumbling Boris and Loony Left Corbyn. I was so depressed I didn't vote....:-)Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-83712508692520498032021-03-05T07:30:35.171+00:002021-03-05T07:30:35.171+00:00JJ, which leads me to suspect that losing election...JJ, which leads me to suspect that losing elections is his job. The Tories have got to put someone up for the position.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-2306290674860605132021-03-04T16:26:49.580+00:002021-03-04T16:26:49.580+00:00Bailey is overpromoted. Hasn't got a clue abou...Bailey is overpromoted. Hasn't got a clue about anything and keeps losing elections but they won't get rid of himJames Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487916621748348915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-73337666073817611162021-03-04T13:22:29.553+00:002021-03-04T13:22:29.553+00:00It's a pity about the Clean Air Act, or he wou...It's a pity about the Clean Air Act, or he would have been able to remind us that the poor keep their coal in the bath.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-62769413487523537622021-03-04T11:42:20.605+00:002021-03-04T11:42:20.605+00:00B, if Bailey had any brains and wanted to score a ...B, if Bailey had any brains and wanted to score a point, he would explain that welfare reform is well beyond the remit of a London Mayor, they just to local council type stuff like transport and planning. And kept his crackpot opinions to himself.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-75584411838953849192021-03-04T11:31:27.693+00:002021-03-04T11:31:27.693+00:00I've only ever voted twice. Once for John Majo...I've only ever voted twice. Once for John Major, the other for myself. Khan is so useless, I was going to break with my principles and vote Bailey. Now in a dilemma. What to do? <br /><br />All Bailey had to do is keep his opinions to himself. Does he not have any advisers? benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-20314554986880905722021-03-04T11:07:37.972+00:002021-03-04T11:07:37.972+00:00L, maybe they think that Khan has been so useless ...L, maybe they think that Khan has been so useless that he's going to lose anyway?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3824590364297081332021-03-04T10:43:27.384+00:002021-03-04T10:43:27.384+00:00For some reason I cannot fathom, no political part...For some reason I cannot fathom, no political party seems (wants?) to be able to select and field a candidate that has any remote chance of challenging Khan. It's a puzzle.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com