Ken vs. Boris: It's So On

Sorry, can we please secede from the suburbs?

Boris: I will now simply repeat back a list of Ken's policies and then not act on them over the next four years.

Where there is discord, may we bring harmony...

yr gonna want to secede from 'west central' too while yr at it

will boris

...scrap the low emissions zone?
...scrap bendy buses in 2008?
...scrap the proposed £25 to drive into London for porsche cars?

no
impossible this year and for many years
yes

never got the bendy bus hate

Brian Paddick now making his speech, in the manner of a middle-manager sheepishly explaining he might have to lay some staff off.

looks like I picked the right week to buy a car.

Sian Berry cut off in her first sentence.

capital of world capitalism

Boris should ride the top deck of the first double deck 521 from waterloo.

what is he planning for the congestion charge (not londoner so don't know how it works now)?

At least I'll be able to drive through London on my farewell trip*

*not actually going to happen for a couple of years, but the resolve is stronger now.

fuck. goodnight.

I'm not sure if he had a manifesto commitment on that or much else for that matter.

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521 LOLS. Too much politics for one week, I should just arrange for dark room until 7 May.

As far as I can tell from the backboris.com is that he has commited not do introduce the £25 charge for high emission vehicles, I infer from that he has no plans to change the status quo.

I'd quite like to put V3ron1ca Wadl3y's windows in right now. I bet she has a lot of windows, it could take me all night.

what is he planning for the congestion charge (not londoner so don't know how it works now)?

"The Congestion Charge must be reformed. Congestion has now risen above pre-Congestion Charge levels. Ken Livingstone's £25 levy will not improve congestion or emissions and will hit families and small businesses - it is a stick with which to beat motorists which is why I will not introduce it."

Translates as: "The Congestion Charge will not be abolished. It brings in a shit load of cash. Ken Livingstone's £25 levy will not improve congestion or emissions and will hit families and small businesses - so I will introduce a £20 green charge and throw in some expanded boundaries as well."

FUCK OFF GILLIGAN FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF

His transport policy is ken's minus the congestion charge plus yah boo sucks to the RMT. He wants a no strike deal from them, I can see where that leads.

...minus the £25 charge...

FUCK OFF GILLIGAN FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF

He will introduce a green congestion charge since he says he 'supports' the LEZ - it'll just be less than £25.

oh look it's gilligan

FUCK OFF GILLIGAN FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF

who was putting Boris as their second choice? the crypto-fascists, obviously. And maybe 1/3 of Paddick's?

i have just got home. i am moderately drunk. i have just become aware of the result. I FUCKING HATE THIS COUNTRY.

Boris's victory speech is so transparently not written by Boris.

his kids did it, right?

The idea that Johnson will win a mayoral election in the UK's most ethnically diverse city is hilarious.

-- 597, Monday, July 16, 2007 10:33 AM (9 months ago)

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LOL OMFG!!!! BORIS DONE A GUFF!!!! ROFL!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A LEGERND I TELL YOU LOL!!!!! I CARNT WAIT 2 SEE HIM RUNNING THE INTIRE CITTY!!! BORRIS 4 KING!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL OMFG!!!! BORIS DONE A GUFF!!!! ROFL!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A LEGERND I TELL YOU LOL!!!!! I CARNT WAIT 2 SEE HIM RUNNING THE INTIRE CITTY!!! BORRIS 4 KING!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL OMFG!!!! BORIS DONE A GUFF!!!! ROFL!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A LEGERND I TELL YOU LOL!!!!! I CARNT WAIT 2 SEE HIM RUNNING THE INTIRE CITTY!!! BORRIS 4 KING!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL OMFG!!!! BORIS DONE A GUFF!!!! ROFL!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A LEGERND I TELL YOU LOL!!!!! I CARNT WAIT 2 SEE HIM RUNNING THE INTIRE CITTY!!! BORRIS 4 KING!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL OMFG!!!! BORIS DONE A GUFF!!!! ROFL!!!!!!! THE MAN IS A LEGERND I TELL YOU LOL!!!!! I CARNT WAIT 2 SEE HIM RUNNING THE INTIRE CITTY!!! BORRIS 4 KING!!! LOL!!! LOL!!! LOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ban Dom Passantino.

Ban Tom D.

Ban Matt DC.

That goes without saying.

"we've been having a huge champagne party here since 6pm to celebrate boris' victory, oysters, champagne, it's just been lovely"

that was a quote from someone, dunno who, doing a phone interview live on bbc news

That was Boris' sister!

http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object2/1231/10/n2424562713_8166.jpg

From happier times.

http://www.lolboris.com/

bbc most read right now

1 Johnson wins London mayoral race
2 Hitler plot survivor dies aged 90

http://www.miniatureguitarshop.com/images/Foto

K******* L**** singing the national Brois Day song!! la la la!

Bitch.

Kind of surprised that only 260,000 2nd-pref votes were for Ken or Boris, when you consider LD/CPA/Green/BeeEnPee/UKIP polled a total of 445,000. Presumably the CPA lot just wrote "Jesus" in the 2nd column.

livingstone's short speech was very moving i thought - the immense sadness and weariness in his eyes

the contrast between the two was amazing - on the one hand you've got a guy who almost did this as a lark, it seems, as a feather in his cap, and on the other you've got an actual adult

I'm calling the next election now:

David Beckham (Labour) 1,680,000
Ken Livingstone (Independent): 520,000
Elton John (Liberal Democrats:) 480,000
Boris Johnson Anne Widdecombe (Conservative): 350,000
John Terry (BNP): 95,000

One the one hand a man who has lived and breathe dlondon and london politics all his life, on the other, the representative of one of the richest constituencies in Britain, but notably, not in london.

yeah i have a londoner staying over tonight and as soon as ken opened his mouth she was like "now that's a london accent"