It’s heartbreaking to see what has happened to the City of my birth and upbringing over the last decade. I spent 26 years as a Londoner, and on the occasions I go back to visit people, the changes are noticeable - though alarmingly, not so noticeable to many of its inhabitants. Particularly those on the liberal-left and Marxist or authoritarian left, who have seemingly managed to seal all of the areas of command and control. The State apparatus is, undoubtedly, in the hands of those who...
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June 25, 2008 |
By Christopher McGuinness
It’s 5:00, and I’m heading home from work for the evening. As I move onto the street, multiple security cameras track my short walk to the train station, where I step through a metal detector before being allowed into the station. All the while, military helicopters hover overhead.
No, I’m not in Oceania, the fictional setting of George Orwell’s 1984. I’m not in Baghdad, either. I’m in central London, England, and it’s June 2008...
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Neil Harding: Politically incorrect means lying Tories. Extract: Boris had all the press telling us about Ken's cronies - the truth, even a kangaroo court of Tories (costing £500,000) found nothing corrupt and Boris then goes and starts wasting money left, right and centre - giving £7m to Venezuala to scrap the half price travel for the poor, giving£125,000 to a 'headhunting' agency when Boris is supposed to do the recruiting, giving £400,000 to Porsche, £1.2m to employees sacked for no good...
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I've just noticed that the Daily Mirror occasionally refers to London mayor Boris Johnson (pictured) as BoJo, in much the same way as some other publications refer to Lindsay Lohan as LiLo. BoJo - just brilliant. It reminds me of Bozo the Clown, with added connotations of 'bodge'. Some would say that's very appropriate... I've written about Boris Johnson on this blog before.
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Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Boris Johnson. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!
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Labour yesterday claimed Boris Johnson's mayoralty in London was "in complete disarray" after the resignation of a third senior member of his administration. more... | PDA
Boris Johnson yesterday accused his own leader David Cameron of talking "piffle". The London Mayor said our success in the Olympics made a nonsense of Cameron's claims that the UK is broken.
Official website and weblog of Boris Johnson, Conservative MP for Henley and Shadow Minister for Higher Education. Includes political, Parliament and constituency news and ...
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (commonly known as Boris Johnson , born 19 June 1964 , New York City ) is a British Conservative Party politician , journalist and former editor ...
For the first time in British politics, a mainstream candidate for high office, Ken Livingstone, put climate change at the heart of his campaign . Yet, against expectations, he lost. But while it has been said that majoring on green issues was partly ...