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Borough Watch – We Reveal Where Boris Gets His Consultation Mathematics

February 25th, 2009 1 Comment

Boris is now fairly notorious in the thinking world for the WEZ consultation, which was, possibly deliberately, split into two sections which produced different answers.  The one Boris went with was an entirely unscientific write-in campaign orchestrated mainly by Tory boroughs including the Thatcherite ultras at Hammersmith and Fulham, whose well-fed leader previously helped Boris’s [...]

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More broken promises, with a hint of greenwash

June 6th, 2008 1 Comment

Boris Johnson is bad for the environment and tells lies. That’s virtually the message coming today from a Tory Council leader in Dartford over Boris’ wish for an airport in the Thames Estuary.
During the campaign, Boris promised that an airport in North Kent had been ruled out. Or so says Tony Kite, Conservative leader of [...]

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