Boris Watch

Right.  Transport.  Where to start?  Cripes.
Obviously, the transport issue everyone associates with Boris is the bloody Routemaster bus, so we’ll ignore that for now (it’s not going to happen, guys) and move on to what I think is an important disconnect between the Mayor and the wider views of more seasoned London Tories.  In particular [...]

If there’s a single word I’m expecting to sum up Boris Johnson’s Mayoralty, it’s ‘incoherence’.  The man himself is frequently described even by close allies in terms that leave no doubt that they consider him highly intelligent but mentally undisciplined, and it would be surprising if this overactive underachiever didn’t bring those qualities to City [...]

With a slight trip and a verbal slip, Mayor Johnson began his term. After milking the laughter and offering profuse gratitude, he claimed that little needed to be added to the ‘wonderful debate’ (a protracted flurry of Ad hominem, Ad nauseam). Later, he whipped his way through a few key policies. These will include:

The [...]

In the days following Boris’s triumph, journalists have been steadily creeping back to their keyboards and offering words of praise or pain. Here, we collect the best, and the most galling, of the commentary.

John Harris is not amused [Comment Is Free]

Chuka Umunna has advice for Ken [Comment is Free]

The Times has an epiphany
Frances Elliot believes [...]