Thursday 7 August 2008

Boris the first 100 days


Have a read of Andy Mcsmith's A-Z of 100 days of Boris in this morning's Indy

Amongst the things we were expecting G is for gaffes

The worst clanger of the first 100 days was dropped not by Johnson but by James McGrath, his 34-year-old chief political adviser, who was provoked by a hostile question into remarking of Londoners of Afro-Caribbean descent: "Let them go if they don't like it here." Johnson's first reaction was to stand by his adviser. On reflection, he sacked him
and

R is for Ray Lewis

Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis was to have been one of the jewels of the Johnson administration – a black youth worker who practised tough love and strict discipline on wayward teenagers. Then came allegations of financial irregularities and other inappropriate behaviour during his time as a Church of England priest. Lewis called them "rubbish", implying that they could not be true because he had since been appointed a justice of the peace. Johnson declared his "full confidence" in Lewis. It then transpired that Lewis was not a JP. Exit one Deputy Mayo


And perhaps those that we weren't


A is for Alcohol

Mr Johnson's first act as Mayor was to ban drinking on London's public transport, effective from1 June. This inspired a protest by City types, who turned the last evening of legal drinking into a bacchanalian riot."I firmly believe that if we drive out so-called minor crime then we will be able to get a firm grip on more serious crime," Johnson said.


But overall the verdict is pretty good all things being considered

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