Boris puts his stamp on City Hall

Boris Johnson

Grateful to Steve Platt ( http://plattitude.blogspot.com/2008/05/city-hall-refit-almost-complete-says.html ) for his introduction to John O’Farrell’s NewsBiscuit website (‘the news before it happens’). This is one of those rare things on the web: a place for ‘humorous writing’ that is actually humorous. Newsbiscuit is on my Blogroll on the sidebar or catch it here;

http://newsbiscuit.com/

These are just a few of the recent headlines in the ‘You write the news’ section' - City Hall refit almost complete, Boris says.’ ‘Boris Johnson to replace bendy Tube.’ ‘Boris Johnson pledges to get tough on things that something should be done about.’ ‘Boris Johnson extends free travel to fare dodgers.’

Some of the other recent stories by its core team of writers are ‘Charity collectors worse than actual disease’ and ‘Brown comforted by Labour gains in made-up places.’ This featured the prime minister photographed alongside the Mayor of Casterbridge, with a Downing Street spokesman boasting of gains in places like Ambridge, Holby City and the London Borough of Walford – though angry farmers were blamed for Labour’s failure to take Emmerdale, one of several fantasy locations it had targeted.

As I said, a humorous Blog which does what it says on the tin is a rare creature so drop by!


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