Boris Watch

Paul Waugh at his Evening Standard blog:
“Insiders claim that Mr Boles was closely involved in the appointment of each of the three figures who have been forced to quit - former Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis, former deputy chief of staff James McGrath and now Tim Parker. I’m told that a power struggle with Sir Simon [...]

A gold medal for whoever found the clip of Tim Parker saying this to BBC London on the Politics Show on 13 July:
I’m here to get the job done. You won’t find me disappearing over the hill in a couple of months.

He was right, of course – it’s only been one month.

It’s interesting to notice that while James McGrath was sacked by Conservative Central Office (er, I mean by ‘Boris’) for saying something which could just about be construed as racist if taken out of context, it appears to be perfectly acceptable for the latest high-profile all-powerful appointment at City Hall to come out with something [...]