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Tory Troll (Free subscription) | yesterday
From a complaint sent by an annoyed New Zealander to Boris Johnson's office last week: "Please tell me just which century the Mayor of London is living in? I have just seen him on New Zealand Television talking about the upcoming rugby match between New Zealand and England. In that interview he stated that he hoped the "mother country" would win. "I take it he does realise that for the majority of...
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Tory Troll (Free subscription) | yesterday
Boris Johnson has reduced the target for social rented housing in London, in order to prevent 'polarised' developments where the rich live beside the poor. Speaking to the London Assembly today, Boris's Housing Director Richard Blakeway said : "I often think that if we look very crudely at the (previous) 50 per cent (affordable housing) target in a sense that produced polarised communities because...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
London Mayor Boris Johnson promises to trade in his family car as soon as a suitable electric-powered replacement is available.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Andy Hayman, the former Metropolitan police assistant commissioner , says in the Times that Boris Johnson's decision to publicly criticise the arrest of Damian Green amounts to "political interference in operational policing". Steve Richards in the Independent says the affair shows that the police are not subject to clear accountability. And "Unity" at Liberal Conspiracy says that those getting outraged...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
After his second humiliation on the BBC motoring show Boris Johnson is inspired to give up being a petrolhead and go electric.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
After his second humiliation on the TV show, Boris Johnson is inspired to give up being a petrolhead and go electric.
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Luke's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I attended my first meeting of the Labour Party's London Regional Board last night. Most of it I won't be blogging about (there's a limited audience for online reports of the rules revision process for the GLLP Biennial Conference) but there was an interesting London Assembly Labour Group report by John Biggs AM. It seems Boris is making some rather petty cuts. Two examples: He has cut the budget for...
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Politics, PR & Marketing (Free subscription) | yesterday
The last time Boris Johnson appeared on Top Gear he proved himself marginally better than the late Richard Whiteley - see video. He has had another go and his performance will go out on Sunday, though he avoids being criticised in an article in today's Telegraph (which I can't find online) by stating in advance that rather than being won over by the petrolheads it is an electric car that caught Boris'...
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ARLT Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
You can catch the first episode of Boris Johnson’s two part programme ‘After Rome’ here. Was I the only viewer to notice that when he was on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Boris said it was the place where Jesus “is supposed to have driven out the money-changers”, but that it was the place where Muhammed [...]
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Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
is an excerpt in the Futurist , from the book Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization by Lester Brown. Chapter 10 is on Designing Cities for People - Introduction - The Ecology of Cities - Redesigning Urban Transport - Reducing Urban Water Use - Farming in the City - Upgrading Squatter Settlements - Cities for People - Chapter 10 Data (xls) The excerpt is summarized as: Cities around the globe...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, announced on Tuesday a range of measures to help support small businesses in the capital through the current economic downturn. Speaking at the London Development Agency's (LDA) annual public meeting, the Mayor welcomed the LDA's planned 23-million-pound (about 34.5 million U.S. dollars package of public sector support, which is available for small to medium sized...
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Letters From A Tory (Free subscription) | yesterday
1. Cityunslicker on the Madness of Prime Minister King Gordon. 2. Ambush Predator on the government creatively reducing the national childrens database. 3. A Tangled Web is doing some California dreaming. 4. Curly on how Jacqui Smith plans to stop future leaks. 5. Tory Troll on Boris Johnson, the master of diplomacy.
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WorldCarFans.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Everyone from George Clooney to London's Mayor Boris Johnson is excited about the new Lotus Evora. The 160mph sports car will be available beginning next year for under £50,000. Only 2000 will be made per year.
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Ranting Stan (Free subscription) | yesterday
I do like Boris Johnson believe it or not - but he does talk the most absurd crap at times. Perhaps one of the most annoying things about him is that he has a regular spot in The Telegraph which he could use to put across proper conservative ideas, but instead chooses to talk the most inane drivel. Today's is about his appearance on Top Gear - with a plug for electric cars thrown in. As they have discovered...
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Boris Johnson MP (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some families spend their Sunday evenings at church. Some gather round the kitchen table for homework. Some have a nice family meal, complete with conversation, before sharing the washing-up. But for... [Visit boris-johnson.com for the full post and more information about Boris!]
