Comments on: Like boss, like aide?

By: Wireman

Wireman — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:46:31 +0000

Olympic memo: “I doubt it exists.”

Rise Festival: “Are you sure?”

McGrath: “He’s not a racist. He didn’t say a racist thing. He’s staying… What’s that David? Oh. He’s not staying.”

The issue here is the same as it ever was.

Who runs London?

By: BenSix

BenSix — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:21:08 +0000

Well, his and Wadsworth’s accounts don’t corroborate, so he will probably be accused of lying as well.

By: Tory Troll

Tory Troll — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:51:51 +0000

Yes there was a recording.

By: BenSix

BenSix — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:36:40 +0000

Is anyone aware of whether Wadsworth took a recording of the incident? One can hardly condemn/apologise for McGrath without knowing what he actually said. I suspect that ‘Boris’ wasn’t entirely sure either.

By: pastyface

pastyface — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:16:25 +0000

I’m sure Mr McGrath will be returning to his desk at CCO this morning.

He was Francis Maude’s chief of staff for two years as well.

By: Wireman

Wireman — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:57:33 +0000

Telling comment on Iain Dale. "Boris says that his ex-employee wasn't a racist but then goes on to explain why he had to be sacked for the sake of Boris's image." We know it. They know it.

By: BenSix

BenSix — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:47:31 +0000

The dilemma for the administration, it seems to me, is that had McGrath stayed, Boris would have been accused of being soft on racism, and past comments (which are, incidentally, rather worse than this one) would have been reexamined.
Still, the idea of Boris sacking somebody for a gaffe is just staggering.

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:23:58 +0000

“I wonder if Boris knows any of this has happened yet”

*applauds*