By Rikki Du Heaume 2012 has certainly been a busy year for politics and there is still more to come. Perhaps the most important political event for Bristol has been the referendum on an elected mayor. Seeing Bristolians voting 41,032 in favour of having an elected mayor, and a more democratic form of local government. However, the seeds of change weren’t solely being sown in Bristol. In fact one party was making waves up and down the country, most notably in the London Mayoral elections. As the big battle between Boris and Ken was dominating press columns all over the country another race was going on for the less prestigious third place. Many commentators had called in favour of the [...]