He and Ken are two sides of the same coin really. In one way, they are good for democracy. Neither suck up to party doctrine, neither are afraid of being radical and both give good value for money if, like me, you spend a lot of time in London but don't have to pay their council tax.

Compare that with some of the other towns and cities that have directly elected mayors. I have had experience of both Mansfield and Doncaster. Shocking...