CONGRATULATIONS to Janet Hopton, who has compounded her achievement of being voted on to the council as an independent by being named York's next Lord Mayor.
But it does prompt a small crisis. The council's supply of Janets is now exhausted.
Once Coun Hopton has completed her year in office, following Janets Greenwood and Looker, where will the next candidate come from? Neither singer Janet Jackson or journalist Janet Street-Porter have the necessary decorum. We can think of only one person with anything close to the star quality of recent incumbents. Is York actress and Broadway favourite Janet McTeer free in 2007?
Updated: 09:42 Wednesday, January 25, 2006
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