Mike A: I'm going to put down a barrage if no-one else will
i) Who are you?
I am a London Councillor and the Cabinet Member responsible for Police and Community Safety in my borough. In my working life I am a professional economist. I have held two of the top advisory jobs in Central Government: Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Employment and Special Adviser to three Conservative Chancellors of the Exchequer. I am regularly used by the BBC economics and business unit for programmes like Wake Up to Money on Radio 5 Live and I have an international reputation largely as a result of my economic journalism in the Wall Street Journal, The European and International Economy.
ii) Do you think you have the common touch you need to be mayor?
Yes. I see myself as an ordinary Londoner who shares the concerns and ambitions of most of us who live here. I was born in Barnet. My Mother had just separated from my Father shortly before I was born. I grew up in a single parent household at a time when single parents had little help and women on their own had a tough time – whether you are talking about getting a job to support a child or even being able to borrow money for a mortgage. I went to a comprehensive school. Until I was about 15 I had no interest in schoolwork and like a lot of boys did not enjoy anything to do with education. I think I am a down to earth, regular guy.
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