The thing is, considering he's had four years, Sadiq Khan's accomplishments really aren't all that. It should be possible to nail him on some stuff.

Yet Shaun Bailey remains bafflingly committed to campaigning based on lies that can be disproved via 10 seconds on google.

Is this yet more evidence that the Tory party plans to campaign from here on in entirely through the medium of lying through its teeth? Or is Bailey just Not Very Good?

People replying "But this will appeal to his base!" Well, yes. But we've got polling, backed up by several years of election results, showing that the Tory base in London isn't big enough to win. Boris Johnson did not win two mayoral elections simply by appealing to his base.