Mary Reid

Brian Paddick has been creating quite a stir in the London Mayoral elections. 

On the one hand Ken Livingstone is enmeshed in controversy and allegations of corruption, and on the other hand Boris Johnston from Henley isn't managing to pull the wool over people's eyes in the way he would have hoped.

Between them stands Brian, with a strong reputation for integrity and a history of action as Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met Police.

One thing he has highlighted recently is the massive cost of the Metronet scandal. You may remember that the Government gave Metronet the contract to upgrade the Tube system under a controversial PPP (Public Private Partnership) arrangement. Metronet collapsed, taking £1.9 billion of public money with them. So who is paying?

There's more about Brian Paddick here. His website also has a Kingston page, including, to my surprise, a link to this blog!