Dear Jessica Brennan,
During this election, we’ve heard a lot about all the great things that will happen in the next few years. Just to be safe, I think we should put it in writing. Love Mum xo
Dear Matt Brown,
Thank you for running for mayor and for the sky-blue sign on my front lawn in a colour that doesn’t represent your name, “brown” which would have been too strange a move to ever vote for. You are the best candidate for mayor and if all of us who agree actually vote, we might pull this thing off. I just want to ask one thing of you really and that is, please don’t be “that guy”. Please don’t be the guy who we believe, and believe in who lets us down over and over again. Don’t be the guy who tells us what we want to hear even though it’s not the real story or the whole story or the right thing to do. If you don’t know, say you don’t know, we get that. That thing about not knowing everything about everything. You don’t need to be perfect for us or fearless – who wouldn’t be afraid of what you’re about to step into, but we do need you to be honest. Don’t make 4 year decisions when you should make 40 year decisions, we can’t take that again. Don’t spend money on dumb things and scrimp on important things. We’ve had more than enough of that. Be straight with us and with our children as they are having children who need a vital city with seeds sown now, for opportunities later. What we used to snicker about isn’t funny anymore. The joke is over and there are no residual giggles. We have taken stock of being the laughing stock which is why we will elect you. Be strong and be sure about the things that matter. Follow simple rules, the ones we teach our children so they will grow up to be the people we want them to be. Be a leader and a role model who taps into the incredible resources we have to make us more than a better city – the things that make a great city. London can’t take any more disappointment, we need some pride and vision that puffs up more than the chests of a few elected officials in city hall. We need pride to reside in our schools our parks our arts and business but mostly we need it around our kitchen tables at our local pubs and in our hearts. Dear Matt Brown, we are in this with you. See you on Oct 27.
