London Mayoral Race
News, views and issues - the New Statesman's coverage of these crucial elections
In London Mayoral Race 2008
The rise of the far right
- By Jon Cruddas and Nick Lowles
- 19 June 2008
The New Labour project relied on the assumption that its traditional support had nowhere else to go. But this is now changing, and the BNP has emerged as one beneficiary
Farewell Ken
- By Sian Berry
- 09 May 2008
Under Boris catchy ‘headline’ policies like a new routemaster bus and a no-strike deal with the RMT are likely to fold quicker than you can say ‘ethical foreign policy’
What Boris did next
- By Sunder Katwala
- 08 May 2008
Observations on the Mayor of London - how long can he keep up this serious facade?
Is this what a police state looks like?
- By Claire Provost
- 03 May 2008
Claire Provost, reporting on a demonstration outside City Hall on the night of the London mayoral count, finds herself put in a pen in by police. A case of democracy in action?
Life after Ken
- By Ben Davies
- 03 May 2008
Terrible results are capped off by Boris Johnson taking the mayoralty of London and with just a couple of years to the next election where does Labour go from here?
Labour's worst results in 40 years
- By Ben Davies
- 02 May 2008
Labour is badly hit in local elections in England and Wales pushed into third place by Tories and Lib Dems
What's driving the BNP?
- By Brendan O'Neill
- 01 May 2008
The rapid growth in support at the ballot box for a nationalist party of the right has gone hand in hand with voter cynicism and disillusion with the main parties
Sian Berry: Why you should vote for me
- By Sian Berry
- 01 May 2008
On the day London goes to the polls Green Party candidate for mayor Sian Berry makes her pitch to the voters saying back her first, Ken second and vote Green for the assembly
Disfigured by class
- By Martin O'Neill
- 30 April 2008
The very fact that Boris Johnson could appear to be a plausible candidate for Mayor of London shows us that our society is still disfigured by problems of social class, argues Martin O'Neill
Also in London Mayoral Race 2008
Livingstone - why vote for me on Thursday
- By Ken Livingstone
- 30 April 2008
Ken Livingstone explains why Londoners should re-elect him on 1 May arguing Tory rival Boris Johnson just isn't capable of running the UK capital
Ending violence against women
- By Holly Dustin
- 29 April 2008
As part of our series looking at where the London Mayoral candidates stand on particular issues End Violence Against Women asked each hopeful where they stand
End Violence Against Women
Boris Johnson - why vote for me
- By Boris Johnson
- 29 April 2008
The Tory candidate for mayor of London explains why you should back him in the election on 1 May
Paddick: Why vote for me
- By Brian Paddick
- 28 April 2008
In the first of four articles from the key candidates we let the Lib Dem candidate for mayor of London explain why he believes you should back him on 1 May
Airport expansion awareness
- By Geraldine Nicholson
- 24 April 2008
Although crime and transportation tend to top the agendas of London mayoral candidates, issues like Heathrow Expansion should not be overlooked.
No show for BoJo
- By Clarissa Bottesini
- 23 April 2008
When American student Clarissa Bottesini watched London's mayoral candidates do battle at a hustings she had a pleasant surprise - and it wasn't just because Boris failed to turn up
Affordable housing
- By Adam Sampson
- 22 April 2008
On May 1st, voters should consider the housing manifestos of each mayoral candidate because the new mayor must be serious about acting on their housing crisis pledges.
Trusting in devolution
- By Merrick Cockell
- 21 April 2008
London mayoral candidates say they will work with boroughs and local governments, but they need to be serious about representing the needs of local communities.
We can't drive away from global warming
- By Tony Bosworth
- 16 April 2008
The mayoral candidates need to consider global warming when discussing the congestion and emission charges.
Race, diversity and 1 May
- By Simon Woolley
- 15 April 2008
Operation Black Vote's Simon Woolley on the closest run and bitterest mayoral contest to date
Fantasy mayor
- By Ben Davies
- 14 April 2008
The launch of newstatesman.com's Fantasy Mayor game. Find out which candidate most closely matches your views
Capitalising on youth
- By John Bateman
- 14 April 2008
Despite forming one of the biggest potential constituencies in the Capital, young people rank low in London mayoral candidates’ policy priorities. Could this possibly be because young people don’t vote?
