Reply to: News in, Boris wins

[Ruprect]

Should be interesting how he gets on. All of his decriers have clearly never read his books; he's a shrewd political operator. It seems just because he's got a sense of humour he's lambasted as a buffoon. Good luck to him; hopefully he will deliver better value for money for London.

[swamp]

"Johnson is the oldest of the four children (including Rachel) of Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative MEP and employee of the European Commission and World Bank and his first wife, painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the daughter of Sir James Fawcett, a prominent barrister[4] and president of the European Commission of Human Rights.[5]."

He went to Eton on a scholarship.

Whether his parents were well to do or poor as church mice is immaterial. He earned his own place at Eton.

[Pickle2]

Very funny!
And of course because he went to Eton on a scholarship he wasn't technically privileged. This has been somehow lost on the left wingers.

"Johnson is the oldest of the four children (including Rachel) of Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative MEP and employee of the European Commission and World Bank and his first wife, painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the daughter of Sir James Fawcett, a prominent barrister[4] and president of the European Commission of Human Rights.[5]."

[swamp]

mayor

Very funny!

But Boris is anything but dumb, he's probably smarter than all of us. He received the King's Scholarship to Eton and went on to read classics at Oxford.

And of course because he went to Eton on a scholarship he wasn't technically privileged. This has been somehow lost on the left wingers.

[MrMark]

Well done Boris.

mayor

[eliquant]

EXCELLENT he has won !

[bogeyman]

Uh-oh! Mayoral election result delayed until midnight.

I wonder if Ken has been on the blower to uncle Bob Mugabe looking for tactics.

[MrRobin]

Paddy Power are paying out on Johnson bets now...

[PAH]

I wonder if the rick rolling is the cause or effect of his record label deciding to re-publicise his greatest hits album. I could spend all weekend thinking that one over, but I won't.

[cojak]

Rats - fell for it!

You're a git, snaw....

[Ardesco]

BBC maths at its best

[Jog On]

1600 With 40% of votes counted in London Boris Johnson is ahead on first preference votes in 9 out of the 14 London assembly regions. There is no indication yet of where people's second preferences are going. They of course are likely to prove crucial if Johnson fails to get more than 50% of first preferences.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7378788.stm

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[PAH]

Not unless you post the link to the rick roll I did.....admin and mr NickFritz were not happy

Missed that link. Can you post it again for us? Cheers.

[Sockpuppet]

Git, had the speakers on quite loud too. Mrs Ferret asked why I was listening to 80's tat. Saw it was a you tube link and wondered what it would be... I now understand rickrolling. Not as much fun as Goatse I guess but less likely to get you banned

Not unless you post the link to the rick roll I did.....admin and mr NickFritz were not happy

[miffy]

Die Gordo DIIIIEEEEE!!!!!