Boris Watch

Missed this one, which is a shame as it’s long and interesting.
Update: oh and this, which makes a nice change from the ‘100 days’ obsession newly elected politicians suffer from.

Christian Voice’s Stephen Green comments on Jon Worth and Ariane Sherine’s Atheist Bus…
“Bendy-buses, like atheism, are a danger to the public at large.“
A tip of the hat to Devil’s Kitchen…
Update: Beau Bo D’Or is a genius, I tell thee…

Regular readers will know we hold Caroline Pidgeon AM of the Liberal Democrats in high esteem - she’s bright, hard working and transport literate, which are three things I look for in a politician.  Here she is on the Routemater boondoggle:

“Mayor Johnson has always promised the return of a Routemaster-style bus but at no point [...]

“We should on day one, act one, scene one, hold a competition to get rid of the bendy bus. They wipe out cyclists, there are many cyclists killed every year by them.”
If you have a mouthful of tea, like I just did, prepare to swallow it or risk an unfortunate monitor/tea interface.  Boris has clearly [...]

Jonathan Glancey, taking over from Dave Hill as the official Voice of the Routemaster in the Guardian, displays a certain naive enthusiasm - he’s a transport romantic who’s usually worth reading, but on this case he misses the bus.
Most of all, the RM2 must be a London bus. London is one of the richest cities [...]