Rejoice, rejoice! Boris is running

Even as I write, the television screen is alight with the long-awaited words: “Boris to stand.” The great man is, as Coffee Housers know, the Spectator’s official candidate and there is much work to do in the months ahead to get him into the mayoral office and at the helm of the greatest city the world has ever known (apologies to Rome, Boris). For the duration of the campaign, Toby Young will be our roving correspondent, keeping you up to date on the progress of the tousle-haired one. This blog and the magazine will keep you in touch at all times. For now, I only need say: we were with you at the first, Boris, and we will be with you at the last