Driven by the drink – thoughts on Boris Johnson’s alcohol ban

I felt compelled to respond to my boyfriend’s blog post on Boris Johnson’s somewhat misguided ban on alcohol on public transport in London, not only because I have a slightly different view but because he’s worried that no-one reads his blog! Actually, I don’t think this ban is so much as a criminal offence, but

Election postscript

I’ve never spent such a tense day as I did yesterday, constantly checking on the progress of the Mayoral election results. And when the result finally did come through, confirming our worst fears that Boris Johnson had comfortably won City Hall, it really hit home. Ken’s valedictory speech was moving, and I could detect a

All over, bar the counting

So it’s all over bar the counting. Ken, and Labour’s fate is sealed not only in London but across the country. As I sit down in front of the BBC’s Election Night coverage it feels strangely like the last General Election, because to all intents and purposes this is a referendum on the performance of