I'm not a Londoner, but I passionately believe that he's one of the most effective and successful politicians of our time and I don't want the good times to end.

It frankly scares me that a man of such incompetency as Johnson could have a decent chance of winning.

So, I got out my cheque book and paid money to a worthy cause - why not do the same?

Go to http://www.kenlivingstone.com/ to donate and to sign up to his campaign (which I've also done).

We've all got to do our bit to help Ken get a third term.