Comments on: London Living Wage : Boris Goes Out To Lunch

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:59:07 +0000

It wouldn’t be the only time in the campaign that he said something that had the effect of disarming the opposition. That he then reneges on it proves that, er, he *only* said it to disarm the opposition…

By: dEKKER

dEKKER — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:54:03 +0000

It would, but he did pledge his support, didn’t he? Unless you’re suggesting he only did so in order to create the handy impression of distance between him and the BNP, who were offering him tacit support. That and he wouldn’t have wanted to be seen to be at odds with Livingstone/Paddick/Berry’s support for it at the event.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:22:17 +0000

That would presumably put him in direct opposition to the Home Office, whom he now finds he needs to work with – after all they control the police he needs for his anti-crime whiffle.

By: dEKKER

dEKKER — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:48:19 +0000

He also pledged to support London Citizens’ call for an amnesty for illegal immigrants at the same hustings but has since gone rather quiet on the issue, which has hardly gone away given the plight of the Zimbabweans refused asylum.