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

[detective-boy]

It speaks volumes of Ken's integrity that despite the best efforts of a massive, well-oiled, multi-billion media machine charged with digging up any dirt they could find on him, they were barely able to muster up a single thing that stuck during his long years in office.

One thing I have always said about Ken is that I am 110% sure that he would not have been enriching himself at any time by any improper actions in any role he has had. He is simply a political bore who does it for the political power alone (something which is in it's own way a bit scary - I'm not sure his dignity is surviving his David Brent act since being deposed!).

I can't say the same for many of his cronies but I would be extremely surprised if it ever turned out Ken was guilty of anything other than naivety in his dealings with them.

 

[Gingerman]

One thing I have always said about Ken is that I am 110% sure that he would not have been enriching himself at any time by any improper actions in any role he has had. He is simply a political bore who does it for the political power alone (something which is in it's own way a bit scary - I'm not sure his dignity is surviving his David Brent act since being deposed!).

I can't say the same for many of his cronies but I would be extremely surprised if it ever turned out Ken was guilty of anything other than naivety in his dealings with them.

Never liked Ken tbh but for all his faults Ive always had him down as being pretty honest,hes never been in it for the money

 

[elbows]

(It put me off anyway - after 20 years as a closeted gay man I know that there are more than enough "drop the marmalade" stories out there to keep the Mail busy for months ... not one of which is anything of any real substance, but all of which would be used to destroy me if I was foolish enough to stick my head over the parapet.

Yeah and its probably not just the papers to worry about, but political rivals, party whips or even the intelligence services, depending on exactly what political point you were sticking over the parapet.

I also tend to get rather annoyed at how much information is revealed to the public at opportune moments when the tide is going in the right direction, rather than when the facts actually become known to some people in the media. People go on about how much times have changed since the days when the press used to totally fail to mention certain royal relationships, but Im reasonably sure there are plenty of people who are protected by gentlemans agreement, unless the tide turns against them.

As for Ray Lewis, its not like the tories only got into bed with him when Boris became mayor, the guy has spent years doing 'respectable community things' without his past & possibly questionable methods being really looked at. Hundreds or thousands of blind eyes turning.

 

[detective-boy]

I also tend to get rather annoyed at how much information is revealed to the public at opportune moments when the tide is going in the right direction, rather than when the facts actually become known to some people in the media.

It's their standard MO. The media all have "bottom drawers" stuffed with all sorts of shite about all sorts of people, just waiting for the day when they cross them / when there are more papers to be sold by doing their legs rather than letting them continue. Ask any journalist!

 

[sihhi]

The new politics hits London! Ray Lewis returns!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10312138.stm

No enquiry, no inevstigation, no restriction of opportunities for future cronyism.