Boris's Deputy's mayor Ray Lewis in sexual misconduct charge...

[untethered]

BOris to hold an emergency press conference shortly. Place your bets on the outcome please.

Something to do with the chap being unclear about his status as a magistrate (or otherwise), surely too basic an issue to fudge?

 

[JHE]

I give him to 4pm tomorrow before he has to resign.

It's well past four and the disobedient Lewis has still not resigned.

You gonna git round and rustle you up a lynchin' pardy?


EDIT: Fuck! I spoke too soon! He's gone!

 

[Melinda]

New revelations! Ray Lewis has spoken about his time as a magistrate. The Dept of Justice has confirmed this afternoon that he has never been a JP. Oh dear.

Still as far as Walter Mitty's go, he seems to have done really well!

 

[untethered]

Still as far as Walter Mitty's go, he seems to have done really well!

We haven't had one like this since Ron Davies (allegedly).

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

New revelations! Ray Lewis has spoken about his time as a magistrate. The Dept of Justice has confirmed this afternoon that he has never been a JP. Oh dear.

Still as far as Walter Mitty's go, he seems to have done really well!

A JP and magistrate are not the same thing.

 

[untethered]

A JP and magistrate are not the same thing.

In England and Wales they are exactly the same thing.

(Unless you want to get into talking about stipendiary magistrates, which no-one is suggesting.)

 

[JHE]

A JP and magistrate are not the same thing.

Yeah, they are.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yeah, they are.

Quite right. My mistake. Read JP as DJ.

Sorry.

As you were with the tory bashing.

 

[bluestreak]

So we know he skipped the country to avoid paying back money loaned to him by elderly parishioners to set up a cheap loans thing for the community.

We know he is no longer welcome as an Anglican priest by his Diocese.

We know he lied about his service as a magistrate.

Now what's the sexual stuff?

Most politicians, I think, are psychopaths. They seem to display levels of arrogance and delusion and inability to work as part of a society or community that would result in them being burnt as witches. Most of them couldn't be trusted to babysit, let alone run the country. Can't we just hang them all and run it ourselves. We can't do any worse.

 

[Melinda]

Quite right. My mistake. Read JP as DJ.

Sorry.

As you were with the tory bashing.

Thank gawd for that!- I was fairly sure they were

DJ though?

The press conference has been delayed and contradictory statements being given by press officers- yup Ray's going, nope - no decision has been made yet. Will it be on News24 ?

 

[Belushi]

On C4 news now

 

[elbows]

He has resigned.

 

[Melinda]

On C4 news now

Thanks

Wow- shanked up by the CofE!

 

[Melinda]

I was thinking exactly the same thing

 

[the button]

Thanks

Wow- shanked up by the CofE!

It's not just wearing "christmas" jumpers and being nice, you know -- some of those anglians can be proper nasty bastards.

 

[elbows]

Here is his resignation statement:

http://www.channel4.com/news/articl...wis+resigns+still+denying+wrongdoing+/2316377

Its all the media's fault!

Wow the Tories will be especially seething that he lied about being a magistrate, makes them look proper stupid, har har.

 

[untethered]

We could see an "I've done nothing wrong but the media-led speculation about me has become a distraction from the real issues" resignation in a few weeks if it isn't tied up conclusively one way or the other before then.

I hate it when they do that.

Mr Lewis said: "I cannot allow the things going on around me to obscure the important business of this very important mayor and for that reason I must step down with immediate affect. (sic)"

I hate it when they do that.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Well, what would you expect him to say? "Actually yes I am guilty as sin"?

 

[stupid kid]

Well, what would you expect him to say? "Actually yes I am guilty as sin"?

He could start by saying something that doesn't make it seem that he's living in an alternate reality to the rest of us.

 

[Melinda]

I hate it when they do that.

Anyway, he can say what he likes about the media obscuring the real issues, but in a week with 4 deaths and multiple stabbings amongst young people in London, the Mayor's Team were dealing with this bulllshit.
I bet both Boris and Cameron have had 'facepalm' moments of their own this week!

 

[Belushi]

I bet both Boris and Cameron have had 'facepalm' moments of their own this week!

I'd have loved to have seen their face when they discovered hed never been a JP

 

[untethered]

Anyway, he can say what he likes about the media obscuring the real issues, but in a week with 4 deaths and multiple stabbings amongst young people in London, the Mayor's Team were dealing with this bulll-.

But if well-founded, the responsibility for that goes back to Mr Lewis himself.

It's a bit rich to sweep allegations of misconduct under the carpet when taking the job and then complain when the media bring them up in a particularly bad week.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that he got caught out telling an outright and substantial lie today about his "service" as a magistrate. That should be a sacking offence, not a resigning issue.

 

[untethered]

I'd have loved to have seen their face when they discovered hed never been a JP

Something tells me that he never will be, now.

 

[pk]

Innocent until proven Tory.

 

[HackneyE9]

What was Boris' election motto again?

"Change for the better"?

 

[Melinda]

I'd have loved to have seen their face when they discovered hed never been a JP

Too funny!

 

[Melinda]

I'd have loved to have seen their face when they discovered hed never been a JP

But if well-founded, the responsibility for that goes back to Mr Lewis himself.

It's a bit rich to sweep allegations of misconduct under the carpet when taking the job and then complain when the media bring them up in a particularly bad week.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that he got caught out telling an outright and substantial lie today about his "service" as a magistrate. That should be a sacking offence, not a resigning issue.

It tickles me when you correct my swearing Sorry Dad!

But agreed, its a sacking issue, not a resigning one.
Whoever does their background checks needs booting out too.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

Where the hell did they find this Deputy Mayor?! Did they just grab some black bloke in the street because they felt they needed an ethnic? Actually, yes, I have a pedigree CV in positions of authority...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah
Ahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahhaahah!!!!!!!!!!

 

[elbows]

Where the hell did they find this Deputy Mayor?! Did they just grab some black bloke in the street because they felt they needed an ethnic? Actually, yes, I have a pedigree CV in positions of authority...

No they were likely genuine fans of his authoritarian school, and it fitted perfectly with their agenda to tackle knife crime etc.

Im actually more disturbed by what positions of trust & power this bloke was able to gain outside of politics, than that he was able to become a deputy mayor despite some questionable events in his past.

Meanwhile now would be a good time to show repeats of The New Statesman on TV