The UK falls headlong into a month of election campaigning frenzy. Unless you’re not in some way excited by the prospect of elections for the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, English local councils and Police and Crime Commissioners.

This time we focus on London, which chooses its Mayor on May 6th. A ridiculous 20 candidates are standing, and we look at some of the more ridiculous among them, destined to lose their deposits.

Plus, why London’s bizarre electoral system means more than a-million votes will never be counted in the final result. You can find out more about that at https://youtu.be/JG3HLBtqtts 

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