While striding around East Dulwich canvassing and delivering London election leaflets I was told that Ken Livingstone had written a letter to some residents casting doubt on whether Boris Johnson could be trusted with the Cross London rail link and how Boris is bound to overspend.

This happened just at the right time when I was flagging and needed a good laugh.

Now I’m no fan of Boris. But do you remember when London was awarded the London 2012 olpympics. Ken and Tessa Jowell were clearly seen telling everyone it would ‘only’ cost £1.6bn. to put this Olympic jamboree on. Since then the costs have escalated to over £9bn. A parliatenemntary committee has lambasted how poorly run the bid was in terms of costs. They forgot it would costs money for security, VAT, etc. The chairperson of the Olympic Delivery body resigned at the lack of control he had compared to politicians second guessing him and has said he thinks it will cost £20bn.

So for Ken to suggest Boris is incompetent at keeping to budgets is quite preposterous.

Fortunately for me, as a Lib Dem, our candidate Brian Paddick is clearly the best candidate.