Categories: just-life
Date: 31 March 2008 21:56:17
Now I am not a Londoner which means that I am unable to vote in the upcoming London Mayoral elections, however, as someone who does work in London quite often I know that the final result will effect me. Obviously, with my Conservative leanings I would be more tempted by Boris (Johnson), but even if I weren't I would still want my vote to go to him.
I know that he is famous for his gaffes, but remember that this is an MP who despite being in Westminster for only SIX YEARS is probably the most well-known Tory MP there is. David Cameron, William Hauge, Boris... and others...
Something a lot of people seem to forget is that there's more to Boris than meets the eye. Not only is he a classics scholar (from Oxford) but was also president of the union in his time there. He spent five years working at The Torygraph in Brussels as the European Correspondent.
He is someone who lives in London and is one of the City's most famous cyclists, though I sure that the Evening Standard now has a reporter following him for when he breaks the traffic laws.
I suspect that the battle with Willy Ken is going to be tough but I think Boris can win.
nb - yes, there is a slight mistake in that last line, I did it on purpose.