The Evening Standard endorses Boris
James Forsyth 3:21pmToday, The Evening Standard formally threw its support behind Boris Johnson for Mayor. Here's the conclusion of their very solid editorial:
This paper believes that the key issues in this contest are honesty and competence. On both, Mr Livingstone falls down badly. His broken promises and the irregularities surrounding some of his closest associates - exposed by our reporting - show that he cannot be trusted to maintain the standards of integrity that his office demands.
Boris Johnson can offer London a fresh vision. He has mastered the complexities of London's government to come up with policies that offer a real alternative to those of Mr Livingstone. He has the intelligence and honesty to redeem the office of Mayor. He has assembled a talented team and commands loyalty among those around him; in office he would retain those with expertise and talent at City Hall. And he has the openness and affability to have good relations with the city as a whole. He should be Londoners' choice for Mayor today.
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Max Kaye
May 1st, 2008 3:47pm Report this commentI'm not sure how this 'transferable vote' malarky works. When I went to vote this morning at my local West Midlands polling station, they said they couldn't transfer my vote from my local politico to Boris. I'm awfully disappointed....
Tom
May 1st, 2008 3:51pm Report this commentElsewhere in the paper, large furry animal found defecating in tree filled area
David Lindsay
May 1st, 2008 3:59pm Report this commentYou call this news?
Still, that's where this whole business belongs: in the Evening Standard, not saturating the national media.
Tiberius
May 1st, 2008 4:02pm Report this commentTom: that'll be a clone of Ken before he had his hair cut for the first time in 1991.
VeronicaWadleyforPM
May 1st, 2008 4:24pm Report this commentGod, really! And there was I reading the Johnson propaganda sheet (errr...newspaper) over the past few months, thinking its endorsement was in the balance.
I notice that the Standard sees no discrepancy between the need for "standards of integrity" and endorsing a candidate who has been sacked twice for lying.
Good job logic and consistency aren't requirements for editor of the Standard.
Purple Ronnie
May 1st, 2008 5:25pm Report this commentBoris wasn't very honest towards his wife was he. If he can do that to her, just think what could he do to London.
Ad B
May 1st, 2008 5:30pm Report this commentWho would have seen it coming?
geoff
May 1st, 2008 6:19pm Report this commentwell they kept that one quiet
TrevorH
May 1st, 2008 6:41pm Report this commentHow many kids by how many different women does Ken have?
ourman
May 1st, 2008 7:46pm Report this commentWow - thanks for this. Could have sworn they were going for Ken. Still good that they've kept it so balanced for so long.
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