KEN LIVINGSTONE THE DRAGON SLAYER ...

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And, -- "Everything that happens to you is your teacher.  The secret is to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it.  Everything that happens is either a blessing which is also a lesson, or lesson which is also a blessing.
              The only devils in the world are those running in our hearts.  That is where the battles should be fought." [Mahatma Ghandi]

It so happens that at the last London mayoral election,  Ken Livingstone lost. Only just. If he was honest (which he most certainly is) Ken would admit that he became complacent. For, like most of us, he also thought, that Boris Johnson never had a chance of becoming mayor.  A bit like Muhammad Ali in his first bout against Leon Spinks. Ali became complacent.  Neither us nor he gave Spinks a cat's chance of winning.  Skinks proved everybody wrong by beating Ali. He took both of Ali's belts and became heavyweight champion of the world.

Ali however, was prepared second time around. He outfoxed and out-boxed Spinks; wresting back his heavyweight crown. Ken must exact the same measure of defeat on Boris. Only, he won't do it without the help of London voters.  Allowing ken to regain his mayoral crown, would save London from certain ruin.

Ken  Livingstone will have used the experience of that loss, as his teacher.  He is an intelligent, caring and thoughtful politician. He would have learnt that the only devil in London is Boris.  And that, that is where his battles must be fought. And won. He is capable. Ready. Again, like Ali against Spinks the second time 'round, Mr Livingstone must demolish Boris. He must slay that dragon, in order to free London of its Tory party servitude.

London needs Ken for among many other reasons, to ensure that we can afford Public transport.   If you think about it, being able to travel without financial constraints is of  paramont importance to all else. Why, if you cannot afford to jump on the omnibus or tube to get to that job interview, or in order to hold on to your job, else to get to the supermarket to buy food-- then what is the point of living -- in London?

Boris has been running scared of Ken for the past four years. He knows that he became mayor only because Londoners and Ken took their foot off the pedal; believing of course that there was no further need to peddle Ken's sound ideology.  He dares not  share a public debate with Ken, because he knows that he is no match.

We live in an age when there are many self proclaimed experts in just about everything there is.  Were Londoners to think about it for a moment, they'd soon realize that there is only one politician who is an expert on London.  Furthermore, there really is only ONE politician who truly has the best interests of London, and its inhabitants at heart. It therefore stands to reason that only said politician should be voted mayor of London.  He of course, is none other, than Mr Ken Livingstone.

We must not get complacent again come Thursday, 3 May 2012.  It's Ken for mayor -- else  we are  all doomed, to despair.

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