From the daily archives: Thursday, July 31, 2008

*Sigh*

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On his My Telegraph blog, Richard Barnbrook is singing the praises of Anthony Browne. This is, apparently, one of his bright ideas:

“Un-PC groups should be formed and promoted to oppose PC flag-wavers like left-wing charities. A taxpayers’ alliance could argue for lower taxes; a homeowners association could campaign on issues affecting homeowners, like [...]

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Here Comes The Sheriff

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The Evening Standard is tentatively reporting on Boris’s plans for curbing adolescent crime. If it’s correct, then it indicates that the Mayor is attempting to satisfy both the hard and the progressive factions.

Boris will apparently spend £100 million on a variety of education initiatives. These range from school programmes, which we detailed [...]

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A Brief Guide To The Johnson Administration

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For anyone mildly perplexed by vitriolic debate over the Tfl, LDA and sweet FA, we’ve added a new page, A Brief Guide To The Johnson Administration. It can be found in the sidebar under ‘About The Mayoralty’, and links to details of the team, organisations and a motley assortment of hair splitters.

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Slap Round The Face Or Stab In The Back?

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If it isn’t quite the Sword of Damocles suspended over Ian Blair’s head, it’s certainly the kitchen knife of someone very close to him.

In an leaked email, Kit Malthouse, who, in January, authored a critical Times article headlined ‘Sorry, Noone Voted For You‘, wrote that ‘essentially it’s the mayor’s decision to suspend [...]

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