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Ray Lewis: the allegations keep coming

July 4th, 2008 No Comments

Dave Hill’s uncovering more holes in things Ray Lewis has been saying:

He isn’t and has never been a magistrate
Newham Council isn’t funding his Academy any more

Unfortunately I’m out for the rest of this evening. I trust my fellow Boris-Watchers will keep an eye on things.
I’m looking forward to the Tory Troll’s report from [...]

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Will Boris regret having so many ‘Deputies’?

July 3rd, 2008 1 Comment

Whatever was in Boris’s puppeteers’ minds when they decided he should give most of his advisers the confusing and misleading titles of “Deputy Mayor for…”, I’d be willing to bet that in the face of the reporting of today’s allegations against Ray Lewis, they’re having their doubts about the wisdom of their decision.
When announcing the [...]

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Breaking news: sexual misconduct claims made against Ray Lewis

July 3rd, 2008 No Comments

Boris’s Deputy Mayor for Young People, Ray Lewis is to be investigated after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him, reports the Guardian. Lewis denies any misconduct and Boris is defending his decision to appoint him.
Update: had to happen eventually on a multi-author, one-subject site I suppose: Tom’s interesting post appeared just five seconds [...]

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