SHAME on you Sally Sunshine for not even mentioning the fact that there is another contented member of your sex already in the starting blocks for the race to be Lord Mayor of London.
Not for us the winner of a false-started preliminary heat between an ultra ego-centric, hyper-imaginative, conveniently forgetful Tory party generous, Hague backed, writer of financially rewarding novels and a supremely self-confident, conceited, ageing, self confessed Lothario and salesman – the best the Tories offered.
Not for us the winner of the preliminary heat of the deliberately designed, weighted voting, obstacle race between a part worn, slow speed re-tread, a regally-minded actress who would love to act the part, and a New Labour hating, newt loving, Downing St. anathema. The uncertain Labour offering.
No – for us, Susan Kramer was elected, way back last August, by 62 per cent of one member one vote of the London members. Her background is: city investment finance, road rail transport consultancy with overseas experience, community politics, a Londoner born and bred who has promised to canvass every day, all over London, until the election.
Which of the others has such necessary experience, energy and the ability and qualifications to do the job: the job of being the virtually omnipotent, directly elected, mayor of such a great city?
Susan Kramer is the only one capable and qualified to do the job. However she is a Liberal Democrat, therefore you in common with the majority of other journalists have ignored her, irrespective of her ability or suitability, especially in comparison with the others, to do the job; or to be more forgiving to you, since perhaps you live outside London, you were not aware that such a talented, eminently suitable candidate was already selected and waiting at the start. – Tom Wilcox, Highfield, Lydney.