Why is it that everyone I speak to seems to come out in hives at the idea of Boris Johnson being mayor of London, yet it's now looking increasingly likely that he's going to win? I know I don't live in the big smoke and am therefore probably out of touch with the mayoral contest, but surely there are better ways of punishing the Labour government without voting in Boris?

And worse, how can a 42% turn out be classed as high? It seems that choosing to vote has become less and less popular over the last twenty years, but that can't be healthy - when did we become so apathetic?