Boris Watch

(I’ve been writing this in dribs and drabs this afternoon and Tom’s beaten me to the thrust of it, with more panache of course, so feel free to skip over this one for his post instead…)
Listeners to this lunchtime’s World at One on BBC Radio 4 were treated to Boris attempting to coin a new [...]

The Conservative Assembly Members have signed a joint letter calling for the abolition of the C-zone extension. Their problem, and, indeed, Boris’s, is that the Mayor has stated that he would prefer a modification.
So, does he stand by his electoral rhetoric and side with the Conservatives or fiddle with the plans and stave off the [...]

Despite the endless problems that have plagued Boris’s administration so far, today he found time to deliver one of his rare concrete manifesto promises: a consultation on the Congestion Charge Western Extension.
Now, it may be good that he’s delivering a pledge, but whether it’s a worthwhile pledge is another matter entirely.
The previous Mayor also consulted [...]