A hand-written target list found at one of the defendant's homes listed Boris Johnson, two rabbis, the American Embassy and the Stock Exchange.Read Full Story
Boris Johnson speaks out
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has a reputation as a speaker of some ability. Yet, his speeches are prone to rhetorical flights of fancy, lengthy sentences, ums, ers and bluster.
He’s also a clever blusterer. His ruffled exterior disguises a speaker of some intellect.
This week his comments on the Government’s announcement of plans for the new high speed rail link (HS2) was a case in point.
Commenting on the green light for the HS2 link between London and...Read Full Story
Bendy the Bus London Mayor Boris Johnson's plan to scrap bendy buses will cost £60m + and is against Transport for London's (TfL) advice, opponents have claimed. Boris made an election commitment to “Scrap the Bendy Buses” and has launched a competition for a replacement design. Indeed having seen some of the entries so far the Celtic Sage is sorry he didn’t buy a new box of crayons and enter himself – although it has to be said that the artistic possibilities of drawing a Big Red Box with a...Read Full Story
Ministry of Sound's 'Save Our Club' campaign has received backing from the Labour Party. Labour's London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone and the party's leader Ed Miliband oppose the closure of the superclub. Despite fighting off proposals last year for development on the site, Oakmayne Properties recently convinced mayor of London Boris Johnson to consider overturning the decision. Ministry of Sound urges Mayor Boris Johnson to 'Save Our Club' Ministry of Sound CEO Lohan Presencer said...Read Full Story
When I published my unofficial biography of London’s mayor, Just Boris, last autumn, it caused a bit of a stir – not least right here on RightMinds. It was a major departure from previous assessments of Boris Johnson, because as one reviewer pointed ...
The London mayor's comprehensively inaccurate description of the St Patrick's Day dinner that used to take place in the capital each year as "lefty crap" supported with taxpayers' money "for Sinn Fein" has secured him substantial coverage in the Irish ...
BAA drove another nail into the long-term prospects of the Kentish grey heron this morning with the latest contribution to the national debate over airport capacity. Britain's largest airport group craves a third runway at Heathrow airport but that is ...
Boris Johnson has clawed his way back to a two-point lead in the closest mayoral race yet despite Ken Livingstone's hugely popular pledge to cut fares. Our exclusive YouGov poll today shows a dramatic turnaround from last month, with the Mayor now ahead by ...
Outspoken London mayor Boris Johnson has described the city’s St Patrick’s Day gala dinner celebrations linking them to Sinn Fein and branding it "lefty crap". The Irish community demanded Mr Johnson apologise for his remarks, claiming they were ...
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 ...