Nick Robinson doesn’t take fliers. The more calls I make on this Boris for London story, the more true it seems: wheels are indeed in motion. Perhaps what he needs is encouragement. He’d certainly have my full support – no prizes who’d win a Red Ken v Steve bleeding Norris contest. So what do Coffee House readers think? Should we start a petition?

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