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Laurence Fox’s pinned tweet is his campaign launch video. In it, he walks around an empty restaurant telling viewers he wants to “reclaim your freedom” and your right to move, as well as ensuring that nobody has to see their relatives for the final time on an iPad. These are agreeable statements, but usefully vague. No serious candidate runs on the platform of restricting freedom, prohibiting movement or forcing relatives to die alone. Much of Fox’s campaign conforms to this ambiguity on policy, though he does have some clear plans. His manifesto includes a pledge to suspend fares on ...

Introducing the eccentric field of candidates running to be London's next mayor On Location: April 30, 2021 UP NEXT An American businessman with a penchant for loud suits. The actor with an “anti-woke” agenda. YouTubers with ironic campaigns. An intergalactic “space politician” who wears a trash can on his head. The incumbent Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seeking re-election against 19 other candidates in a vote on May 6, and it is fair to say the field of prospective mayors is the weirdest, as well as the largest, the U.K. capital has ever seen. Khan, representing the Labour Part...

Scotland In a huge set of local elections, it is results in Scotland that could have the most significant impact. A majority for the SNP will see a second independence referendum heave into view, despite the UK government’s insistence that it will not offer one. The elections for Holyrood will also demonstrate whether Alex Slamond and his Alba party have any significant support. The stakes are high. Labour has been putting great efforts into a recovery in Scotland, so its performance will also be worth watching. Wales According to several polls, Labour could be facing its worst set of resul...

Necessity of social control We do not trust the government, writes Eddie Ford. But nor do we support unrestricted liberty Several thousand demonstrated on April 24 in central London under the banner, ‘Unite for Freedom’. Marching closely together, some carried home-made ‘No to vaccine passports’ placards, while others paraded alongside a giant, inflatable syringe, and most chanted slogans such as, ‘Freedom!’, ‘Take off your mask!’ and ‘Lockdowns kill’. Looking at those attending, they seemed to represent a reasonable cross-section of society. But there was a rich strand of...

Niko Omilana youtuber turned politician - By Stanley Arlidge LUS Niko Omilana, Youtuber with over 3 million subscribers, who is known for his pranks and parodies. Is running for London mayor. This may just seem like another joke candidate, such as Count Binface, but what's unusual about Niko is that he is polling with 5 per cent of the total vote. How has he done this? And how successful can he be? Around two weeks ago came the poll, from YouGov, that forced everyone in the mayoral race to take notice of Niko. It had Sadiq Kahn easily beating Tory opponent Shaun Bailey and Niko Omilana in...