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knave
10 July 2008 at 19:41

Here we go.

Martin's love in for Boris.

What can expect from a PEU Tory.

Next week Dave can walk on water.

knave
10 July 2008 at 19:48

Also the living wage policy was going to brought in by Ken and the lib dems.

Martin Bright
10 July 2008 at 19:50

What on earth is PEU?

And what exactly wrong with the Living Wage, exactly? Seems to me all good men and women of the left should hail such a bold progressive proposal.

Martin Bright
10 July 2008 at 19:50

And Ken was right to support the Living Wage too.

knave
10 July 2008 at 19:54

I agree Martin, the living wage is an excellent idea but to say the BJ solely came up with idea of accepting it is an untruth. Also Brown for all his faults, and their are many, has brought in iniatives that empower at a local level such as Surestart.

But ask BJ what he thinks of the minimum wage ?

Martin Bright
10 July 2008 at 20:07

I didn't say he came up with the idea. And yes, Surestart is a good idea in principle as are all the other things I mentioned in my column today.

knave
10 July 2008 at 20:10

No Martin but you gave the impression he was the only candidate who was willing to put it into practice. For instance the crack about Brown been out flanked.

jon_h
10 July 2008 at 20:13

Outflanking Gordon on the left isn't exactly difficult, especially given how he has allowed the tax burden on the lowest earners to increase whilst the wealth of the top few % continues to grow.

Boris Johnson is an unreconstructed Thatcherite not someone the left should laud, it is a bit disingenuous to pretend otherwise...

Martin Bright
10 July 2008 at 21:37

On the specifics of the living wage, it is essential that we applaud (not laud) people who back it.

knave
10 July 2008 at 22:21

So Martin you are going to applaud Ken, he backed the idea.

Martin Bright
11 July 2008 at 09:53

I indeed applaud Ken for the many good things he did. He was, in many ways, a great politician... but not a god. And not beyond criticism.

knave
11 July 2008 at 22:21

So why didn't you balance his achievements with your critisms in your policy exchange Cameroonian smear TV programme. Instead of few banal sentences.

I do actually agree with your points about the mayoral elections only should be for two years but I would extend that too national politics.

It was a shame a programme that could have opened an interesting debate was just an excuse to get a mate into power.