Tomorrow is D-day for the London mayoral hopefuls. After months of mud-slinging between Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan’s teams over the Labour candidate’s links to extremists, Goldsmith’s campaign has been branded ‘racist’ by certain Labour politicians.
However despite these allegations, the Tory candidate has also been the provider of some of the biggest laughs of the campaign. Although it is rarely on purpose, Goldsmith’s many awkward interviews and photo opps have offered much light relief as the campaign has progressed. Ahead of tomorrow’s vote, Mr S thought it only fair to revisit the mayoral hopeful’s greatest gaffes:
Zac isn’t big on public transport
Keen to be seen as a man of the people, the Old Etonian told the BBC’s Norman Smith that he used the tube ‘often’. However, when Smith went on to quiz him on the stops on the central line, it appeared that he lacked a basic knowledge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFG8Sg9y1i0
Another sign that Goldsmith might not be your average guy came during a recent photo opp with Boris Johnson in a pub:
Will Londoners really vote for a bloke who can’t even hold a pint glass, let alone drink its contents?
Zac can’t button up a jacket
This may have been a one-off, but worrying all the same that a man who could be in charge of London doesn’t appear to know how to button up his coat.
Zac loves Bollywood… but doesn’t know the name of a single Bollywood film
Goldsmith appears to make a habit of saying he know more about things than he really does. At last month’s Asian Awards, Goldsmith professed his love for the film genre to a reporter from Red Carpet News:
NS: Let’s take the central line — what’s next in this sequence: Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road ZG: I’m going to stop you there because I don’t … most people have a route. I have two routes. Most people have a route or two routes, and they become like an extension of the body
Zac is unlikely to be found in his local boozer
Will Londoners really vote for a bloke who can’t even hold a pint glass, let alone drink its contents?
Zac can’t button up a jacket
This may have been a one-off, but worrying all the same that a man who could be in charge of London doesn’t appear to know how to button up his coat.
Zac loves Bollywood… but doesn’t know the name of a single Bollywood film
Goldsmith appears to make a habit of saying he know more about things than he really does. At last month’s Asian Awards, Goldsmith professed his love for the film genre to a reporter from Red Carpet News:
Alas on further investigation, it turns out Goldsmith doesn’t actually know the name of any Bollywood films… let alone actors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vViUKsJ42ZM‘I’m a Bollywood fan so anything with a Bollywood theme, I will lap it up.’
Zac doesn’t know much about football Goldsmith’s football knowledge rivals David Cameron’s. In an interview early on in the campaign, he admitted to not knowing that Queens Park Rangers play at Loftus Road. This week, things got worse during an interview with LBC. Goldsmith managed to put his foot in it again when he brought up Leicester City’s Premier League win. He compared his own campaign to the football team’s success. He said he was ‘hoping to do Leicester City here; zoom in from behind and win on May 5’. However, given that Leicester City first topped the Premier League in August, the analogy doesn’t work as Goldsmith has been trailing behind Sadiq Khan all campaign. So, it’s time for the people of London to decide: do they want a mayor who has shared platforms with extremists or a mayor who can’t hold a pint? Of course should readers begin to lose hope in either candidate, there is always a third option of fleeing the capital.RCN: You say you’re a Bollywood fan, do you have the name of a favourite actor or favourite film? ZG: Oh now… I wouldn’t be able to… let me think… no… I’m not going to give you one… I can’t think of a favourite.’
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