For some of us the thought of watching an episode of Newsnight is about as appealing as the prospect of spending 24 hours peeling potatoes non-stop. With your fingernails.
But even if you find politics of such little interest that you can’t remember who is who out of Winston Churchill and Churchill the dog from that funny advert on the telly, you’ll have the chance to vote in the London mayoral elections.
And you know you probably should.
So this very light-hearted guide might just help. Then again it probably won’t.
The election takes place on Thursday, May 6. You might have received your polling card through the post. In fact, you might have put in the recycling without even looking at what it actually is.
The deadline for anyone who wants to be the mayor of London to put their hand up has passed, so now we’ve just got to decide who to vote for.
There are loads of candidates. Let’s face it you’re more likely to watch another episode of Escape to the Country than research what all of them stand for. Even though it’s a repeat. That you’ve already watched twice this week.
So we’ve…
