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Making you pay for their porn won’t stimulate the economy
In one sense, it is rank hypocrisy that any journalist should bash poor Jacqui Smith for inadvertently claiming her husband’s porn films on expenses. As anyone with any experience of Her Majesty’s Press can testify, the expenses claim is the genre where the reporter is expected [...]
Stanley I Presume
Boris was present at the book launch to mark the publication of his father’s autobiography (up to 40 years old) at Waterstones in Notting Hill Gate last night. His glamorous sister, Rachel Johnson, interviewed Stanley and we were regaled with side-splittingly funny stories about the Johnson clan. You have to read this awesome [...]
What do we want? The completion of the Doha Round of world trade talks! When do we want it? Now!
So here we go again, folks. It is now 10 years since the anti-capitalists attacked the City of London, and next week they intend to outdo themselves. In student bedsits and in terrace Kensington houses, the [...]
Boris is taking part tonight in the Any Questions topical radio debate chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby at Kings College, London. Regular listeners know this is usually a lively show and the line-up tonight includes not only Mayor of London Boris Johnson, but Minister of State for Employment and Minister for London Tony McNulty (educated in [...]
I am a kind of slightly wonky poetry jukebox
As anyone who loves poetry will testify, when you learn a good poem, you make a good friend.
I propose universal saying lessons in English poetry … this should involve learning two or three poems a term, off by heart
It is sometimes said of the modern Tory party [...]
Boris has finally revealed his Christmas chutney recipe:
Boris homemade chutney
Ingredients: Apple, raisins, vinegar, sugar & onion.
Method: All in a pan. Cook till ready. Eat
In true Boris style there are no indications as to cooking times or quantities. Enjoy and good luck friends!
It must have been round about 7.30pm and the traffic on the M40 was not getting any better. Ahead of us stretched the lava flow of red tail lights, and in front of us was a fellow doing a quite unconscionable speed in a BMW 4×4. When I say it was unconscionable, I mean it [...]
I never thought that anyone would make me feel the tiniest batsqueak of sympathy for Sir Fred Goodwin. This is the fellow who brought a great bank to its knees. This is the man whose exuberant and uninhibited incompetence has contrived to land the Royal Bank of Scotland with the largest corporate losses ever – [...]
Congratulations to the winners!
First Prize: Peter Lythe.
Second Prize: Emma Clarke.
As several entrants all achieved full marks, the winners were chosen according to whoever had submitted the fullest entries.
A special mention to the following for their outstandingly high standard answers: Glenda Profit and B. Stafford (full marks), Salvador Gossens, Stas Stankovic and Mandy Allen (only one [...]
