Tag archives for Boris Johnson
Hillsborough: Two oranges
When a Bright Green editor texted me to ask if I would write a few hundred words on Hillsborough today for the website, I stared at a blank screen for…
LOLBoris and LOLObama
OK, I'm going to make a clear prediction: Barack Obama is gonna win. I should add that, when Gordon Brown was 10 points down in 2010, I predicted he'd be…
What’s bigger, “peanuts” or “chicken feed”?
I know that Bright Green readers are also avid fans of the Daily Telegraph, so you have no doubt seen the page 16 story that suggests this knotty arithmetical conundrum.…
Cut tax, borrow, then blame women: now the Tories are copying Bush
The reaction from the right to Britain's spluttering economy has shown an astonishing lack of imagination. First out of the blocks, we see Boris Johnson tell us that we should…
Scots pupils face exam in Boris comprehension
Legend has it that young hopefuls applying to be Hansard clerk in the House of Commons used to be presented with a recording of John Prescott in full flow and…
A green ‘Plan B’ – why we need a low-carbon strategy out of recession
By Mark Watts, chair of the Environment session at this weekends Progressive London Conference, former environment adviser to Ken Livingstone From 2000 to 2008 London became recognised for its world…
EXCLUSIVE: Labour’s new ad
Yesterday's debate's biggest gaffe was undoubtedly David Cameron's hamfisted 'Axis of Evil' speech, citing China (along with Iran) as the reason we need nuclear missiles. “Are we really happy to…