David Young

The business of politics

As London’s mayor, Sir Alan, you’d be a mere apprentice

issue 16 May 2009

As London’s mayor, Sir Alan, you’d be a mere apprentice

A recent poll placed Sir Alan Sugar as the leading independent candidate to be the next mayor of London. His statement that ‘…observing the past mayor, Livingstone, and Boris, the current one, I’m confident that it would be a walk in the park for me’, tempted me, just for a moment, to wish him success — until I realised the likely effect on London.

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