Boris Watch

I hate blogs that just post links to the mainstream media.  Anyway, from today’s Independent on Sunday:
In his maiden green speech, which aides are billing as “extremely substantial” and “a milestone event”, London’s Mayor – who used to denounce “eco-moralists” for spouting “mumbo-jumbo”– is to announce his intention to make the city the eco-capital of [...]

I deliberately left the bendy stuff out of the MQT’s report, because it indicates that Boris is still just as stubborn and just as in thrall to the Bendy Jihad as ever, unfortunately.  Witness:
Londoners want bendy buses off the streets and I plan to do just that.
This directly contradicts London Travelwatch (who represent transport *users*, [...]

Been a while since I’ve looked at the Mayor’s Question Time Written Answers.  This month’s set contain some humdingers:
Relations with central government – since coming to power Boris has met Tessa Jowell (twice), John Denham, Jack Straw, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Lord West, Hazel Blears, Tony McNulty, Margaret Beckett and Geoff Hoon.
Jeez, the job’s not [...]

Recap – we’ve maintained for a while that the East London Line Extension Phase 2, from Surrey Docks to Clapham Junction, was a key test of the Boris adminstration.  The reasons are threefold:

It’s a good solid public transport project – going ahead with it quickly would send a reassuring message that the new boys were [...]