Boris Watch

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Why Is Violence Against Women Being Ignored?

October 23rd, 2008 5 Comments

Boris, in response to a question regarding the curtailment of street prostitution…
“In April 2009 I intend to publish my draft Violence Against Women Strategy which will include issues around prostitution.“
Now, let’s remind ourselves of Boris’s little encounter with the Commons…

“Labour’s Margaret Moran says Boris was committed to increasing the number of rape crisis centres in [...]

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The Evening Standard - An Apology

October 23rd, 2008 5 Comments

We would like to apologise to the Evening Standard for past stories that may have given the impression that we regard them as a bunch of fact-free churnalists who’d print anything to get Boris elected.  Angry references to the ‘Evening Boris’ and the ‘Double Standard’ may have lead to the inadvertent impression being given that [...]

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Bendy Jihad - Now The Lib Dems Jump Ship

October 23rd, 2008 3 Comments

One reason I voted Green for second preference in May was the Lib Dems apparent conversion to the some of the rituals of the bendy jihad movement, although to be fair they wanted to replace them with trams, which is at least sensible.
Now, in a welcome outbreak of ‘when the facts change, I change my [...]

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