Boris Johnson

The Mayor of London
  • rss
  • Home
  • About

Merry Christmas 09

admin | December 21, 2009

Guido is like Santa Claus, or so he claims.  See his very funny video with top ten political moments here
And further satire from our resident friend Dungeekin here
Inspired by Dungeekin is a brilliant ’cheery Christmas Song’ by Man Widdicombe here or with the lyrics here

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, Christmas, blog news, general, personal notes
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Tories reveal green grants plan

admin | December 16, 2009

David Cameron is unveiling a £20 billion plan for retailers and energy firms to help people “green” their homes.

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

The Challenge of Housing and Homelessness

admin |

Guest Blog by raincoaster - presenting a challenge
“The view is more beautiful now that it is mine.” Ran
I can be challenging. Boris knows it, Melissa knows it, the nation of Albania knows it, I know it, you know it (well you know now, don’t you?). So I’d like to put this inherent challengenosity (a raincoasterism) of [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, Mayor of London, blog news, general, homelessness, housing, news, personal notes
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Boris at Copenhagen for a greener future

admin | December 14, 2009

With the right finance, Britain can lead the world to a greener future, says Boris Johnson.
By the time you read these words I will be airborne to Copenhagen.  Why, you may ask, am I going to the climate change summit? Is it really worth discharging yet more greenhouse gases into the upper air?
As for the validity [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, Copenhagen, Green, UK economy, articles, ukpolitics
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Jo Johnson is the Candidate for Orpington

admin | December 13, 2009

Boris’s brother has just won the selection to stand in the safe Conservative seat of Orpington where the current MP, John Horam, is standing down.
Stanley, his father, recently described him as “taller and blonder than Boris” and he is the Financial Times’ South Asia bureau chief.  Based in New Delhi since January 2005, he leads [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, blog news, conservatives, general, news, personal notes, photos, ukpolitics
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Mayor’s brother in Commons bid

admin | December 11, 2009

The younger brother of London mayor Boris Johnson has been selected as a Tory general election candidate.

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

What David Cameron can learn from Boris

admin | December 10, 2009

By special request

To follow is the recent article in The Spectator I know many of you will find of interest and relevance.  Can the Cameroons really learn anything from Boris?  Look forward to hearing your views.

Boris says what he thinks almost without thinking. Cameron’s pronouncements are carefully calibrated. Work on Cameron’s conference speech began in [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, Mayor of London, general, personal notes, photos, ukpolitics
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

The Future of Cadbury’s Chocolate

admin | December 7, 2009

Ever since the Aztecs first worshipped the cocoa bean, mankind has experimented with various ratios of solids, fats, sugar and milk, and Cadbury has got it right.
The chocolate bar-barians at the gate are Americans.
If the Americans can afford to buy Cadbury, then let them.  Sentimentality over an undoubtedly great bar of chocolate can’t stop market [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, UK economy, UK politics, articles, chocolate
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Ancient Greece : Index

admin | December 2, 2009

Lessons of the Past
Boris Johnson has spoken of the contribution a knowledge of the classics can make to understanding our own times. In the modern political world — as in the ancient — the same theme is played out again and again … with the same characters : political leaders that let power go to [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, ancient greece, democracy, education, general, higher education, personal notes
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Ancient Greece : Pericles (Part III)

admin |

Boris Johnson has often spoken of his love of Greek history and of Pericles in particular. When asked who his historical pin-up was and why, he replied: “Pericles. Look at his Funeral Speech: democracy; freedom — champion stuff.” — Read the full interview.

A few years ago he went to the British Museum and bought [...]

Comments
No Comments »
Categories
Boris Johnson Mayor London Conservative, ancient greece, democracy, education, general, higher education, personal notes
Comments rss Comments rss
Trackback Trackback

Archives

  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • December 1969
rss Comments rss valid xhtml 1.1 design by jide powered by Wordpress get firefox