http://www.helphodges2008.com Michael Hodges is standing as Time Out's candidate in the London Mayoral elections. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:29:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Boris Johnson has decided not to appear at our Mayoral hustings tonight at the University of London. As The Guardian picked up on today, this isn't the only time that the Conservative candidate's campaign team have hustled him out of the limelight. Could it be that they're so nervous about ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/04/02/boris-in-hiding/ It’s not been an easy ride for our team of Time Out journalists and volunteers, but after four weeks we’ve done it: successfully raised the £10,000 minimum required to stand for Mayor of London. We’ve also collected the 330 signatures of registered voters from 33 boroughs (ten per borough) every ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/04/01/taking-the-battle-to-parliament/ Well what an interesting night, and not just because I fell asleep on the train home and ended up in an old people's home in Gillingham at three o’clock this morning. No, interesting because Time Out readers came in their droves to our quiz and proved our platform to be ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/19/pub-quiz-the-results/ Our campaign for mayor has registered at number seven on the Londonelectsyou website after only 24 hours online and I am currently featured as candidate of the day. Or rather you are, as we remain the only campaign with a manifesto written by the people and for the people. Don’t ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/13/good-news-from-hodges-hq/ A quiet morning at Hodges HQ as we mulled over Boris Johnson’s decision to actually pay rent for his campaign headquarters, a decision which we really have to applaud. But that’s enough of him and his toff chums, our campaign - the people's campaign - gains momentum every day (you’ll ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/11/vote-for-me-online-now/ An early start for the campaign at City Hall this morning and an even earlier start for the security men working for developers More London who own the ground City Hall is built on. You, like me, might have thought the area around City Hall was free public space but ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/06/hodges-wind-up-win/ Find out at Time Out's exclusive London-themed Mayoral pub quiz, held on Tuesday March 18 at a central London boozer. Questions will be compiled by a London expert and there will be prizes, as well as a free drink for every competitor. If you have a team of six you ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/05/how-well-do-you-know-london/ One of the main planks of our campaign for Mayor is to fight the shockingly undemocratic nature of the process. To qualify for the actual election not only do you need to find £10,000 but a candidate is also required to find ten signatures from registered voters in each ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/05/knock-knock-whos-there/ Get down to City Hall tomorrow morning at 8am to witness a truly historic event. The first ever wind-up toy race for London Mayor will take place in the shadow of the seat of the power while all around us Londoners make their way to work. So, set your alarm ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/05/the-wind-up-toy-race-for-mayor/ It's official! We really are the campaign of the moment. In last night's Evening Standard Andrew Gilligan devoted a considerable amount of space to my exploits, relegating his comment on Senator Clinton's fading chances to a mere sidebar. Despite not being able to resist taking a swipe at Time Out, ... http://www.helphodges2008.com/2008/03/04/warm-welcome-from-major-london-media-figure/