#london-mayoral-election

#london-mayoral-election

Punters have rallied behind Zoe Garbett in the 'London Mayoral Election' betting market this week. The Green representative is 25/1, cut from 50/1 to succeed Sadiq Khan come the 2028 election. The Hackney Borough Council leader was backed by 71% of bets placed this week, putting her well ahead of Reform candidate Laila Cunningham (18%) and current favourite, Sadiq Khan (6%).

I love this city with all my heart, but unlike some in this room, I'm not blind to what it's become. London, one of the greatest cities on Earth, is no longer safe, and that doesn't happen by accident. When I was growing up, London was the place to live, the place to work, the place to build a life. People envied us that live here. Now, they pity us. They say: 'London's a bit too dangerous for me.'

The agents at Slough House are renowned for the incompetence that landed them there, but there have been, of course, plenty of times when their instincts are sound, their actions are noble, and they're wildly underestimated, just like their flatulent boss. They're perhaps better understood as being on the spectrum of competence, because you can never guess whether last week's grievous error will lead to this week's unlikely triumph, and vice versa. Do recall that last week's successful maneuver to liberate themselves from lockdown was