Over the past few weeks billboards have appeared in London emblazoned with the image of a grey-haired man in a suit and tie and a bold claim: “Brian Rose — your next mayor of London.” This Brian Rose appears to be spending heavily on digital advertising. The adverts are slick, but occasionally unintentionally hilarious.
Here is Rose narrating the video in an American accent while swaggering, chest out and in slow motion, through central London; standing on Tower Bridge staring purposefully towards City Hall; riding in a battle bus fancy enough for a US president; jumping on a Tube train — cut to an attractive woman with a “Well, hello!” smile. It slides towards parody when he strides across the roof of his bus, the
