Boris's Mystery Team

From the FT:

"Boris Johnson, the Tory frontrunner to win the May 1 London mayoral contest, is holding secret negotiations with potential executives for the new administration to run the capital if Ken Livingstone is defeated. The Conservative leadership is anxious to ensure that Mr Johnson, under attack from Labour for his lack of experience in running big institutions, has a high-calibre team to administer London's £11bn budget...Mr Johnson has to date refused to name his candidates for crucial posts, such as the heads of London's transport and planning systems. Aides ascribe this reluctance to comment publicly on his proposed administration to fear of hubris. Asked about the proposed implementation of policies, one insider said it was 'too early; [it would be] presumptuous' to go public on it."

Presumptuous? It might be thought presumptuous not to go public, especially with so much talk of "zero tolerance" policing and tube privatisation around the place. Come on, Boris, out with it.

Comments

[Phil Taylor]

Dave,

Livingstone didn't tell us in 2000 that his top team would be his Socialist Action buddies Redmond O’Neill, Simon Fletcher and John Ross and the disgraced Lee Jasper.

All four have been paid £100K+ salaries for eight years. Equality for some I guess.