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Boris on the Politics Show

October 5th, 2008 1 Comment

Of course, Boris still tries to avoid being interviewed as much as possible, and he hasn’t been grilled on the London segment of the Politics Show for some time, but this week’s story about the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has gone national so Boris today put in an appearance on the national Politics Show instead.
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Boris unsure about continuing as Mayor

September 29th, 2008 7 Comments

Boris put in an appearance on today’s Daily Politics Conference Special this lunchtime on BBC Two, and I caught up with it earlier this evening.
It’s only when you see him subjected to questioning by a ‘proper’ Westminster journalist (Andrew Neil, in this case, who it’s unusual for me to profess any admiration for) that you [...]

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‘London’s New Mare’ song

July 29th, 2008 1 Comment

Hello again – I think we’re holidaying in shifts here at Boris Watch and I’ve arrived back from northern Belgium (where I was able to understand the job title of the Burgemeester greeting me in a local pamphlet thanks to a certain video – it’s an education, this Boris-watching business) in time to receive an [...]

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BBC London coverage now on YouTube

June 21st, 2008 1 Comment

Thanks to a kind reader by the name of Wireman, who grabbed the BBC London video stream as a video file and sent it over to me, I have now been able to put the BBC London gaffe coverage from Thursday on YouTube. If you haven’t seen it yet, have a look now:

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