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I'm posting a tiresome amount at the moment. But I've only just seen this story from the Mail about the possiblity of Mike Read standing for mayor. The lack of any proper quotes but one - saying he can't set out his stall yet - makes it sound like the reporter had to really squeeze him hard, but have you ever heard a more laughably mediocre list of vaguely right-of-centre views? My mum could do a lot better. But then she is a Tory MEP. She's not really.

"Mr Read, 56, who made his name as a TV and radio presenter in the Eighties, put tackling crime and immigration and preserving the family unit as his top priorities. He is cautious about Mr Cameron, saying he is "impressed" by him as a person but wants to see more meat on his policies. Brought up in Surrey, his parents voted Tory, and as far as he can remember he always has too. He currently presents a show for radio station the Big L, in Frinton-on-Sea, a bastion of the blue rinse brigade. As yet, his manifesto for Mayor lacks detail. "You can't set out your stall until you know what you're selling," he insisted. He thinks bendy buses are a "crazy" idea as they clog up roads and that the congestion charge is "unfair" on people who forget to pay. He welcomes the Olympics but is concerned about rising costs. He also thinks immigrants should swear an oath of allegiance to the country."