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One Down, Five To Go

June 4th, 2008 by Tom

  • MP for Henley
  • Mayor of London
  • Chairman of Transport For London
  • Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority
  • Chairman of the London Waste and Recycling Board
  • Daily Telegraph Columnist

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  • 1 pastyface Jun 4, 2008 at 10:53 am

    I thought he wasn’t going to chair the mpa after all. Too much like hard work

  • 2 Tom Jun 4, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    I was under the impression he wants to (it was a manifesto commitment IIRC) but can’t until new rules come in in September this year. Hence it’s on the list until it’s confirmed he’s not going to chair it (I’m expecting him to stop the TfL job in favour of Parker at some point, for instance).

  • 3 Wireman Jun 4, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    There seem to be discussions ongoing with current chair Len Duvall. Johnson is planning to take over from October.

  • 4 pastyface Jun 4, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    thanks Tom. But as Len put in 3 days a week I think surely our great leader is going to miss some important meeting.

  • 5 pastyface Jun 4, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    crickey Wireman same place at the same time

  • 6 Helen Jun 4, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    He also has another book contract with HarperCollins:

    “1(a)(iv) – Name(s) of employers/people who have appointed me to work for them:

    The Daily Telegraph (Column Writer)
    Harper Collins (Book publishing contract)
    AP Watt publishers (Book contract)”

    Sadly, Boris seems unaware that Literary Agents don’t actually pay you when you use their services and the bill from AP Watt for negotiating his contract with HarperCollins will evidently come as some surprise to him.

  • 7 BenSix Jun 5, 2008 at 12:22 am

    Thank you very much, Helen.

    Do you have a link?

  • 8 Helen Jun 5, 2008 at 12:54 am

    Boris’s Register Of Interests: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/int_reg/

  • 9 BritSwedeGuy Jun 5, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    Remember these are titles rather than actual jobs.
    Jobs entail work.

  • 10 Parker Stands Down Aug 19, 2008 at 10:27 am

    [...] therefore now need to revise our Boris [...]