There are still 586 days to go until the next London Mayoral election. But the two main protagonists are already known.
Ken v Boris
One useless charlatan and one dynamic saviour. You get to decide which is which, and vote accordingly.
Boris v Ken
Unusually, both contenders have a past record on which to be judged. Which of these two gets to take another crack at running the capital?
Ken v Ken v Boris
But do we really need the battlefield to be set up 20 months early? Even an American Presidential election doesn't drag on this long.
Ken v Boris v Ken v Boris v Ken v Boris v Ken v Boris v Ken v Boris v ...
Expect repeated slanging matches on TV news and in the media, oh joy. Only a charismatic third force could prevent a rerun of the 2008 stand-off.
Boris v Ken v Lembit
Er, sorry Lembit, that's not you, you'd sink without trace. There's only one centreground hope could tear this battle apart.
Ken v Boris v Floella
Ms Benjamin would suck up second preference votes like a Hoover, surely? And who wouldn't like to see a Play School presenter opening the 2012 Olympics?
