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Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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I read yesterday that Boris's idea about getting rid of the bendy buses and redisigning the Routemaster is going to cost him a lot more than the ?8 million that he originally came up with. It's actually much nearer ?100 million. Clearly he'll never get this off the ground. Try and get your sums right Bozo.
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LibraCarr

LibraCarr

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Hi,


Boris got my vote because he is cute and doesnt comb his hair. I have also noticed that my local traffic lights seem to change quicker now he is in power.


Another thing that I have noticed is that he does not face the press all the time with useless quotes. He seems to avoid the media circus and badger's away.


I think he is so nice i might just pretend to snog him!


Regards,

Libra Carr.

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PeckhamRose

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I did not vote for Boris but I am kinda interested to see the long term effect and maybe naive enough to believe he won't be bad (and he may even be good).

What I do like about him is his thinking does not seem to be affected by bias or the need to please pressure groups, but seems to be clear and analytical. Do not be fooled by the nutty professor image. Just because his social skills are a bit lacking, does not mean he can't do the job.

And I loved his reaction to the news of the party announced for London in August, in which I would dare to paraphrase him by saying that he suggested that he was suspicious of state run parties telling people to be happy but that this party may just be a wonderful thing. Or something. I am not quite as analytical on less than four coffees.


His cycling through red lights just tells us what we already know, there are too many unnecessary traffic lights in London!

HonaloochieB

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"But last night a spokesman for the NAAR called that claim into question. "The sincerity of Boris Johnson's claimed commitment to opposing racism in his election campaign is shown to be false by the fact that one of his first decisions is to abandon Europe's biggest anti-racist festival," he said."


But he's not abandoning the festival, is he? Just the previous emphasis on 'anti-racism'.

pk

pk

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HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> "But last night a spokesman for the NAAR called

> that claim into question. "The sincerity of Boris

> Johnson's claimed commitment to opposing racism in

> his election campaign is shown to be false by the

> fact that one of his first decisions is to abandon

> Europe's biggest anti-racist festival," he said."

>

> But he's not abandoning the festival, is he? Just

> the previous emphasis on 'anti-racism'.


so therefore it's no longer an 'anti-racist festival' surely?


why he'd do that i really don't know


now johnson's advisor's comments are being 'taken out of context'


http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1319795,00.html


making such comments is surely foolish and naive at best, and very arguably prejudiced - let's not forget the 'racism' need not be about hatred, just inequality

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PeckhamRose

PeckhamRose

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It was an absolutely daft idea.

This is a City and we need to get around it. Not just on foot or by public transport.

Forcing traffic on to fewer, smaller and/or narrower roads does not make sense.

I did not vote Boris in, but he has done the right thing with this decision I believe.

Marmora Man

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If you read the artyicle rather than the headlines it says he is considering - that instinctively he supports better urban spaces and public control of them but has, sensibly, taken account of the TFL analysis that it will create traffic congestion - which is not what the City needs.


So not an absolute "NO" - more a cautious "I'd like to help but still need to think about it".

blinder999

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Marmora Man Wrote:

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> If you read the artyicle rather than the headlines

> it says he is considering - that instinctively he

> supports better urban spaces and public control of

> them but has, sensibly, taken account of the TFL

> analysis that it will create traffic congestion -


well, that's what Boris's spin doctor says he meant.


The journalist writes "But sources close to the ?18 million project, originally given the go-ahead by Ken Livingstone, claimed it had been abandoned to avoid angering motorists."


Personally, I agree with Jenny Jones' assessment:


"Boris seems incapable of making the tough decisions needed to improve London's environment," she said. "There were huge complaints from motorists ahead of the redesign of Trafalgar Square, but the previous Mayor faced them down. Trafalgar Square was transformed from a famous monument on a traffic island into a well used and loved public space. If Boris hasn't got the guts to make tough decisions, then all his talk of a beautiful London filled with trees, birds and clean air is meaningless."

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