Boris Johnson

Housing in our age

Boris Office — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:12:54 +0000

“Hypocrisy is at the heart of our national character - without the oil of hypocrisy, the machinery of convention would simply explode.” What? I said. You don’t mean to say...

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Centre Court, Wimbledon

Boris Office — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:38:35 +0000

It was round about halfway through the second set and things were hotting up on Centre Court when I noticed the mobile starting to flash silently in my breast pocket. Furtively I fished it out. There...

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England’s national underperformance

Boris Office — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:08:36 +0000

We have a seat on the UN Security Council and troops in conflicts around the world; and yet this year we didn’t even qualify for the European Championships There is a famous story of how, in...

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Goring walkabout

Boris Office — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:15:09 +0000

“My word, there’s Boris!” Back in the constituency in Goring-on-Thames today for a very rapid walkabout gathering the views and listening to the needs of residents ahead of this...

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Video farewell

Boris Office — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:09:37 +0000

Jacqueline Alexander shot and edited this video of Boris responding to some noisy wellwishers after his resignation: Farewell Henley The appearance was also a chance for Boris to...

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Good-natured parting

Boris Office — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:10:08 +0000

Boris was in typical form as he used his “last few seconds” in the House to highlight some achievements. Breaking with House etiquette, the Speaker cheerfully reminded “the...

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Confirmation

Boris Office — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:05:57 +0000

Boris has today officially confirmed that he is to step down as MP for Henley and a by-election will, therefore, be held.

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Survey of residents

Boris Office — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:46:36 +0000

Admitting that, “these last seven years have been the happiest and most productive of my professional life,” and that he is proud not to have missed “a single constituency...

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TV skills find local use

Boris Office — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:27:46 +0000

As interested as ever in new means of communicating with constituents, Boris was delighted this week to be the Henley Standard’s interviewee for the paper’s inaugural online video. With typical...

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John Howell

Boris Office — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:25:38 +0000

In readiness for Boris standing down, it has been announced that Cllr. Dr John Howell, a former partner at City accountant Ernst and Young, was chosen from a shortlist of three. Mr Howell said it was...

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