Will Ken work with Boris?

MartSharm

"New progressive alliance"? Is this code for "Labour's been splitting down the middle ever since Brown took over; we need another Blair?" Or maybe "We can't win anymore without the Lib Dems?" Or simply meaningless leftspeak?

How generous of Boris to pay tribute to Ken in his acceptance speech. How spiteful of Ken to blame Boris for engendering London's imminent decline before Boris has even warmed the seat. Maybe the upcoming audit has got him rattled.

Musket fife and drum

"Will Ken work with Boris?"
It is my fervent hope that we've seen the back of Ken. I'm appalled that anyone might think it is acceptable to overthrow the democratic will of the people and bring him back under any circumstances. If he continues to hang around like a spectre at the feast I think it would be a good idea for the Electoral Commission to re-examine the votes to check for electoral fraud in the votes cast for Ken and the Labour Assembley members.

Talia

I was a little confused and disgusted by Boris’s hint in his acceptance speech that Ken might work with him. We voted to get rid of Ken - for Boris to welcome him into the fold would be a massive betrayal.

J H Holloway

I think there was an outside chance that an 'Olympic delivery' job might have been created and Ken given the job of bringing in the games on times and on budget.

If he managed it (fat chance) great, but if it went wrong, Ken would get the blame.

Looks like he's not going to walk into that one, though....

This progressive alliance line is being widely pedalled in the Graun. They haven't really understood that the great liberal wave is over.

Austin Barry

Absolutely. Given Ken's vast expertise in marshalling London's traffic, he can be appointed to service and generally maintain Boris's bike.

Tiberius

Slightly off-topic, what has Boris done to Portillo? Did he omit to invite him to his party last week? Portillo may feel Boris' campaign was an insult to his intelligence, but political campaigning surely has to address the voters on their level. Sadly, the issues are very often secondary these days. Or perhaps, on This Week last night, Michael was simply afraid Diane Abbott would take his head off with a right cross if he praised Boris. As ever, our Chief Exec mnaged to disguise his personal feelings. Was anyone else agitated by this?

EyeSee

Question Time was rubbish last night. I didn't instantly associate Dorking as being home of the Dorks but it seemed so. Or maybe the BBC buses them in... Still, any programme that claims to be serious and includes Piers Morgan is without doubt, confused. It was a seminal moment in British history when Jeremy Clarkson, speaking for the nation, punched the odious twerp. How dare he tell outrageous, personally abusive lies about Rachael's brother, right in front of her. Because he's self-impressed Piers Morgan I suppose. And as for the dangerous, intellectually challenged air heads in the audience who piped up with statements like 'Ken has been great for London', what can you say? Was he elected to spend taxpayers money on his own comforts, to give money to his cronies and provide, worldwide support for anti-western terrorists? To wreck London's transport infrastructure? Boris has his work cut out just bringing common-sense back into running London.

Austin Barry

One does wonder about the Question Time audience. After some misguided soul launched a peroration praising Gordon Brown's virtues, the audience burst into loud non-ironic applause. I think the BBC must source these people from some time-warp Labour Club.

Oscar

EyeSee - couldn't agree more. The BBC and their handpicked audiences seem to be in a special state of denial about the state of British politics. QT and Any Questions have become absurdly rude to Tories. Last Friday Jonathan Dimbleby allowed the audience to drown out Caroline Spelman with heckling on what was supposed to be a fun item about Shakespearean characters. Now they're losing the left is descending into ya boo sour grapes. How come I never feel the BBC represents my views anymore despite the 49% poll from YouGov. If the government is out of touch - the BBC seems to be on another planet, pretending new labour will be in power for ever and ever.

Austin Barry

One does wonder about the Question Time audience. After some misguided soul launched a peroration praising Gordon Brown's virtues, the audience burst into loud non-ironic applause. I think the BBC must source these people from some time-warp Labour Club.

Ted Tedford

I listened to AQ last week, and it was pretty dismal stuff. More bizarre was Sir Peter Hall being applauded to the rafters for saying repeatedly 'I have nothing to add'. If they must have tired luvvies on these things, at least they could get someone with something interesting to say. The best he managed was some chippy digs at Boris Johnson.

Perry

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It is clear that this dysfunctional organisation needs the BoJo treatment when he gets in post and has time.

Meanwhile, it is equally clear that JH and his fellow apparatchicks are buttering up the Beloved Leader for a K. in His (imminent?) Resignation Honours List.

TGF UKIP

First, I'm amazed at so many of you watch such trivial, worthless shows as Question Time or, for that matter, Andrew Neil's equally silly programme that follows. Secondly, with regard to Johnson and Livingstone two points.

1) Livingstone is clever, immensely self-obsessed, consumed with ambition and will be determined to be back on the national political stage. His weakness though is his enormous arrogance and Johnson if he uses this may well have the opportunity to drive a stake through his heart.

2) Livingstone quite brazenly stated that his mayoralty was a mediaeval fiefdom and that he could and did as he liked. The odds are, therefore, that he treated and spent the London Budget as his own money. Johnson should, therefore, follow the injunction of Deep Throat and "follow the money." If he brings in external auditors and sets them loose I'll wager they will find a trail of such massive mis-appropriation and corruption that Livingstone will be finished once and for all.

Ted Tedford

Austin Barry: I joined a Labour Time-Warp Club once. The singing and dancing was rubbish, but the outfits were quite good.

Fergus Pickering

WHEN did the sainted Clarkson punch Piers Morgan? Is it available on U tube? Was Morgan badly hurt?