Boris Johnson...
Not that I'm his greatest fan. Far from it.

However, when I was still at uni, Boris managed to write a book all on his own! Well done Boris! It's called "72 Virgins" is about the adventures of a dashing MP, who owns his own bicycle, and his attempts to overthrow a terrorist attack on the House of Commons. Or something. It's not very good.

Anyway, to launch the book he did a short talk, Q+A session and a signing at my uni. I don't know who managed to cock up, but it wasn't particularly well-publicised, so they threw a bunch of tickets at any passing student, to make it look like a successful, well-attended event. He was quite funny (we were drunk though), and I was so moved by his speech that I bought a copy of the book, and asked him to write "cripes!" in it. He did. What a nice chap.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 13:09, 2 replies)

I could find him funny
if he didn't have any power.

But him being mayor of London is scary...
(username1, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 13:26, closed)

His 'The Dream of Rome'
is an absolutely superb book on Ancient Rome - he is a very clever and knowledgable man. I don't really see much difference in London under Boris compared with Ken, to be honest, so I don't have much of a view on that side of things.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 13:49, closed)