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Remove him at the next election.
Who would do a better job do you think ?
No.

London needs no leadership at all. Mrs Thatcher went to great lengths to rid the capital of the wretched Greater London Council. In 1986 the responsibilities which that body had gradually amassed for itself over the years were either devolved to the 32 London Boroughs (such as education) or were subsumed into various national government departments (such as transport).

Everything went swimmingly until Mr Blair swept to power. Under his ridiculous "devolution" mantra he gave London the chance to have an elected Mayor and assembly. Londoners foolishly went for the bait (well, 24.9% of those eligible to vote did, anyway) and the Mayor and London Assembly were born.

This organisation, with its unique Presidential-style organisation, now employs over 1,000 people in "City Hall" and countless others elsewhere, consuming vast sums of taxpayers' dosh which could be usefully employed actually providing the services the GLA meddles in and interferes with.

London does not need new leadership. It has enough of that in national government and the 32 boroughs. It needs the abolition of the GLA together with the post of Mayor. Then City Hall can be sold off for the far more useful purpose - that of providing high-end hotel accommodation for London's tourists, just as the GLA's"County Hall" does now.
Totally agree NJ. London Mayors are an unecessary expense. I remember the referendum well and put my x in the No box.
London??? the country needs new leadership judging by some who are leading us now.
And I just don't mean the present Government but also all those of all parties who we have chosen to act on our behalf.
The statistics show knife crime not only a London issue. If he needs to go because of it then so do alot of other people in other parts of the country.
They do need to go though Ludwig.

We need to rid ourselves of the political liberal elite. We need son of Donald.
I think Des is doing great.
judge is bang on TGL cleared this tish up, the last thing we need is lords prayer adding another layer of snouts in the frank Bough. Get rid ASAP.
The crisis will naturally come to an end when everyone in London who carries a knife manages to stab themselves. Simple.
Could never understand why London needs a mayor anyway !
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Could never understand why London needs a mayor anyway"

Because it fancies itself as an equal to New York. It certainly will be when the death/crime rate rises even further.
Well it is like another country, in fact it should get a border and henceforth be known as Londonistan. IMHO
The Times last Saturday...sorry, I can't provide a link as the material is behind a pay-wall...published a two-page spread with the headline, "Violent crime is surging four times as fast outside London."
Certainly, knife-crime is only one aspect of violent crime, but you surely have not failed to hear of the recent escalation in knife-killings in Birmingham and other midlands and northern cities.
Any attempt to lay this phenomenon at the feet of the Mayor of London is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to score a political point. Even worse, in a way, is how it has now started to be all right to blame head teachers for having disruptive pupils, who then join knife-gangs, expelled.
Let's blame anything and anybody but the true culprits, the government and their police-numbers reduction policies, seems to be the order of the day.
Quite agree, QM.

Sadiq Khan can do little or nothing about crime levels in London. The single most important factor in doing so is almost certainly the number of officers and that is not under his control. Over 75% of the funding for the Met comes from central government and this has been reduced considerably in recent years. More than that, politicians are not the best people to determine policing priorities and operational effectiveness. Like the "Police & Crime Commissioners" outside London, the GLA's Police and Crime Committee is an expensive talking shop and the money it costs would be better spent employing a few burley coppers who can go out and feel a few collars.
It doesn't happen often, NJ, but I totally agree with you!
i was thinking exactlythe same qm:)
Yes,it seems to be a case of let's find someone to blame rather than spending the time and the money in the right areas.

As has been pointed out,knife crime is increasing in other major cities so it is nonsense to pin any blame on the mayor of London.

New York's mayor has control of policing in the city. London's mayor does not; all he can do is set priorities. The home secretary carries the can for this one - in and out of London. That means Javid and his predecessor, Theresa May.

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