Confirmation from the House of Commons via email that Boris Johnson has yet to take the Manor of Northstead (due to arcane Parliamentary rules, an MP can’t actually resign, instead they have to take a Crown office, and the Manor of Northstead is one of them):
"We have not been notified of any application to the […]
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Boris Johnson Resignation Watch Day 4: Not taken the Manor of Northstead just yet
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Boris Johnson · London
Boris Johnson Resignation Watch Day 2: Spotted in the House of Commons
May 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Continuing the Boris Johnson Resignation Watch, spotted today in the House of Commons: one part-time Mayor of London representing Henley (in um…. Oxfordshire) at Prime Minister’s Questions:
(Still from this PMQ’s video)
2 days, 14 hours and 20 minutes without a full-time London Mayor so far…
Tags: Boris Johnson · London
Boris Johnson Resignation Watch
May 6th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Boris Johnson, newly elected Mayor of London and MP for Henley*, has declared he will stand down from Parliament "as soon as possible", but how soon will that be?
On the day of the election, The Times ran a story hinting that Boris could remain an MP for up to a year, quoting the Conservative agent […]
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It will be "Three Jobs Boris" if he wins today
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Boris Johnson will have three jobs on the go should he become Mayor of London following today’s election. The Times is reporting* that not only will Boris take on the job of representing and running London (population: 7.5 million, City Hall budget: £3.1 billion), but he’ll also keep his seat as MP for Henley for […]
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Politalks 12: David vs. Goliath vs. Bulimia
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The new edition of Politalks, your weekly satirical news roundup, is here. This week we rip into Labour’s latest worst week, as the Tories and Lib Dems utterly fail to capitalise on the Government’s bad fortune:
Feel free to share and share alike, and for those who are interested, here’s the transcript:
It was David versus Goliath […]
Tags: Conservatives · Labour · Liberal Democrats · Politalks · economy · education
Kate Hoey: Let the smear commence!
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Hot on the heels of Boris Johnson’s announcement that Labour MP Kate Hoey will join him in City Hall (should he win) as an unpaid advisor on advise on sport and the 2012 Olympics comes the Ken Livingstone smear campaign. Speaking on LBC radio he said:
"But I’m surprised he’s going to take her advice on […]
Tags: Boris Johnson · Ken Livingstone · Labour · London
Gordon Brown is like … Cheerios?
April 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments
During yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Tory Party leader, and mascot for chinless people the world over, David Cameron said this:
"The Labour peer, Lord Desai, said that the Prime Minister’s leadership style is like porridge. Another week like this and it will be Cheerios."
Am I the only one who can’t get this joke? Now, I quite […]
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Clarifying Clegg’s Conservativism
April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The discovery of Nick Clegg’s name on a list of Cambridge University Conservative Association members in 1986 intrigued many, including myself. The Telegraph’s Three Line Whip has the latest from our lothario leader on the reason it might appear he was a student Tory:
"I joined a whole range of associations like another other, er, student […]
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Is Nick Clegg a Former Tory?
April 15th, 2008 · 11 Comments
According to Greg Hands, the answer is yes. He’s posted the membership records of the Conservative Association at Robinson College, Cambridge, which seem to show that Mr Clegg was a member for one year as a fresher and did not renew his membership. However, a spokesperson for Clegg has said:
“Nick is one hundred per cent […]
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Reasons Against Boris
April 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Charlie Brooker in today’s Guardian gives five well-argued reasons not to vote for Boris Johnson in the upcoming London Mayoral election (as well as slightly endorsing - but really not - Brian Paddick). My favourite reason comes last:
I’m genetically predisposed to hate the Tories. It’s my default, hard-wired position. If Boris wins, their simpering pudge-faced […]
Tags: Boris Johnson · Brian Paddick · London






