So between holidaying in Thailand and acquiring a new boyfriend (which has necessitated a lot of commuting to Birmingham and London), you might have noticed I haven’t been posting much. I will do my best to rectify that over the next few days, though this weekend will be suitably hectic with trips down to London then back up to Brum, returning to Ludlow early on Sunday in order to sing in church.. but I digress.

Although, I haven’t been living in London for a while and the whole mayoral election saga has largely passed me by, I would be interested in the thoughts of anyone who is currently living there (or has reason to spend a lot of time there) on this article in The Guardian, which basically accuses The Evening Standard of conducting a highly biased campaign against Ken Livingstone. Was this the case? Did anyone notice? Or are none of you city sophisticates reading newspapers anymore? ;)

Incidentally, for those interested, there is now a “Boris: Not in My Name” group on Facebook should anyone feel the urge to gather in large groups and commiserate that the capital will shortly be going to the dogs…

However, let’s wait and see. A friend of mine has interesting theory. The Tories know Boris is a political nightmare, but he’s a popular one. A Tory mayor is a considerable asset, which they won’t want to screw up. Boris may become little more than a puppet mayor, with the real decisions being made by advisors. That’s not much comfort if you’re still not on side with most Tory policy.. but it may at least mean he is prevented from implementing some of his dafter ideas.