Andrew Gilligan

Buck up, Boris!

Why isn’t the mayor making mincemeat of Ken?

issue 10 March 2012

Why isn’t the mayor making mincemeat of Ken?

Politicians do love their five-point plans, ten-point plans, 12-point plans, don’t they? Most of the points are usually Polyfilla, the political equivalents of ‘Your call is important to us,’ but at least there’s a nice round number involved. Last week, however, with characteristic originality, Boris Johnson unveiled British politics’ first-ever nine-point plan.

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