Snippet from Dylan Jones’ ‘Cameron on Cameron’, reported by the Standard:
In Cameron on Cameron, GQ editor Dylan Jones reveals: “I’ve employed Boris Johnson for the last eight years as GQ’s motoring correspondent and even though he’s probably cost the company over £5,000 in parking tickets I wouldn’t have him any other way.”
Since GQ’s HQ is in Vogue House, W1S 1JU, how on earth would you run up a parking ticket bill that large there? Particularly if you’ve got a ruddy bike. Dear, oh dear. It’s not like Highbury to Oxford Circus is that hard on the tube, they’re both on the Victoria Line.
Hang on, he was *motoring* correspondent, wasn’t he? Ah.
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From the first few minutes of “Who Do You Think You Are?” tonight, which was as much as I could stomach, Boris didn’t appear to be wearing a seat-belt whilst driving.
he won’t get that through on expenses at the Telegraph
And still nothing about the Beijing bash.
The “Daily Mail” had it; the “First post” had it (curiously word-for-word with the “Mail”. Even Malcolm Redfellow’s Home Service had it.
So where were you lot?
Searching for that ever-elusive pun.
We weren’t invited on the flight…
Seriously, I didn’t *totally* believe the Mail’s story that his aides were ‘demanding’ an upgrade. Too convenient, really, and smacks of a tabloid making something out of nothing.
I’ve nothing particularly against Boris going out on the hard cushions, and look forward to him looking spruce and dapper as he represents our city at the most high profile event since he was elected.
If, however, he comes out looking like something the cat brought in and then brought up, I might respectfully suggest that travelling out in a bit of comfort and getting some decent rest might have been a suitable use for public funds before such an event. After all, saving a few quid on a one-off occasion is a gesture, representing London in the run up to the 2012 Olympics is his full time job for the next four years. It would be nice if he looked the part.
Ironically, this would - if anything - help a man of the people image. Very few get upgraded, but most have felt irritated after being passed by.