Number Three coming up [Boris Johnson]

Boris has been ok as Mayor. Both he and Ken Livingstone deserve a great deal of credit for the Olympics and Crossrail. Boris' new routemaster buses look very nice as well. A brilliant combination of classical London buses with a modern design. It was a good policy to introduce them: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/h...00/9180067.stm

That said he is pretty immune from criticism. Some of his mistakes are the type that people would be splitting blood had it been a Labour mayor. The Emirates Sky Ride has been a disaster. A massive white elephant that cost millions. It's a slow sky lift between two places that few people would need to commute between. I believe it literally has less than 10 regular commuters. I am surprised that he has avoided attack for it. The Evening Standard was vicious towards Livingstone, they would be pilloried him for such a scheme.

Still Boris has done well and was rewarded for it.

[richard s]

Leave Kent alone Doris the Boris we don't want your fugging airport plan/idea/proposal here. Build it in your own backyard.

Originally Posted by richard s

Leave Kent alone Doris the Boris we don't want your fugging airport plan/idea/proposal here. Build it in your own backyard.

Kent is London's backyard.

<fnarr fnarr>

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Damien

Kent is London's backyard.

Don't forget Surrey, Essex, Berks., Bucks. and Herts.

France too thinking about it. London is France's 6th biggest city apparently...

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

It may be the unpalletable truth for the PC brigade but he's right. There are rafts of people in this country who are terminally stupid and no amount of tutoring will make them into Einsteins.

Equality of opportunity is very important but if we recognise that most human characteristics are genetic and therefore inherited is it not sensible to assume that intelligence is also?

But intelligence and IQ are very undefined concepts, their relevance is questionable. Obviously some people are smarter than others but that doesn't have to equate to inequality between those people. Someone may be smart but not earn a lot of money and people can have low IQ but be talented in a craft which earns them an above average income.

It is quite elitist to write off people because they don't met an abstract concept of intelligence defined by themselves. If anything intelligence plays a less important role in success, better to work hard and be lucky.

I know you or Boris may not disagree with that but then I question the relevance of the initial point in the first place.

[papa smurf]

arfur your vote has ruined this country just remember that when emperor bozzer takes over

[solitaire]

Personally, I think Boris would make a good Prime Minister. Much better than that dope Cameron who has turned the politicians habit of breaking promises into an art form.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I notice that Cameron has gone to China to boost trade in this country -at the tax payers expense. I don't know why, most of the goods we get in this country come from Japan or China.

A) he is doing on the tax-payers' behalf - do you think he should pay for the trip himself?
B) it is to persuade Japan and China to buy more goods and services from us, and start up joint ventures.

http://news.sky.com/story/1175449/ca...-trade-mission

The trade mission will be dominated by representatives of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), reflecting Downing Street's efforts to boost the sector's exports to the world's most populous nation during the next decade.

[idiosyncratic]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I notice that Cameron has gone to China to boost trade in this country -at the tax payers expense. I don't know why, most of the goods we get in this country come from Japan or China.

Another example of you having a rant, while proving you understand absolutely nothing about the issue, having just read a headline.

I've had enough - the ignore function will, hopefully, save me wasting any more of my time reading your posts!

[richard s]

Chairman Cameron announced today that China is set to buy the last of the UK businesses. He went on to say that the provinces of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland will given large investments to bolster employment. He also stated that the wages will made equivalent to that of fellow Chinese workers.

[Doug P]

Really cannot believe someone is decrying what looks like a lucrative visit...

It's good for the country so be pleased about that whatever party the PM visiting comes from!

Originally Posted by richard s

Chairman Cameron announced today that China is set to buy the last of the UK businesses. He went on to say that the provinces of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland will given large investments to bolster employment. He also stated that the wages will made equivalent to that of fellow Chinese workers.

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth....

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Will the visit to China bring employment to the UK, investments in this country is already high from China - most of the goods we buy daily come from China or Japan.

All Cameron is doing is going to a country on tax payers money as a waste. He should be concentraing on the employment situation in this country. Most of the industry has gone abroad to save money - if you phone up call centres, its almost certain it will be aborad.

Its not a rant against Cameron, its a rant that say's he should be doing more for his own people than concentrating on others.

He will also probaly be talking about the aid that we give him financially. I am a down to earth sort of bloke, but l cannot stand the way he is treating the people of his own country. Bedroom tax etc Food banks. Its enough to make you want to be sick.