Here’s a good idea folks!

I promised to publicise this wheeze and hope everyone will join Mr Pope in his protest.

I pledge to do the same.

Boris

“I will form part of a human chain around the Westminster no protest zone but only if 6,000 other people will join in.”
— Richard

Deadline to sign up by: 15th January 2007
1,046 people have signed up, 4954 more needed
Country: United Kingdom

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The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) bans the right of protest (unless it is cleared by a commissioner 6 days in advance) within a 1km radius of the UK’s seat of government. The area covers the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, most government ministries, St Thomas’s Hospital, part of the South Bank and Lambeth Palace.

As such the zone presents a threat to freedom of speech in that it prevents people’s voices being heard by those who make our laws. Since it would be illegal to protest about this the zone, the pledge aims to organise a 100% legal protest just outside the zone.

Sign up now! here

Comment from Boris Johnson following his column about flying the England flag:

I inadvertently condemned Salford City Council for enforcing a ban on flying the England flag when this is in fact not the case. The council is not only flying the England flag throughout the duration of the competition, but also inviting residents to submit photos of their flags to a dedicated photo gallery on the council website.

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Boris returns from China at the end of the week.

Message from our Constituency Office today:

Boris Johnson is an excellent constituency Member of Parliament and has our full support. Recent and current press reports are of a personal nature and we have no comment to make on them at all.

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Boris fell off his bicycle on his way to the House of Commons yesterday afternoon and was taken to hospital to have his injured arm checked out.

His bicycle is in a bad state of repair but Boris himself is much better now and surprised at all the attention this minor injury is receiving. “Lord help us all!” he said, upon news that his fall had made it to national radio news this morning.

Debate yesterday in parliament

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley) (Con): Of course I wish to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) on his sterling defence of the Essex police force. However, I wish to draw attention to an opportunity that the Bill gives us to rectify a matter of serious and widespread public concern, which has already been addressed by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynne Featherstone) and my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert). That matter is the extradition arrangements that we have with the United States, and what we may expect from America and what they may demand from us.

I do not wish to indulge in an anti-American polemic, but I wish to suggest a speedy way in which the problem could be rectified in a way that would reassure the Americans that those suspected of serious criminal offences will be speedily yielded up to them–in a way that they would expect from their most important international friend and ally–while at the same time protect the rights of UK nationals. I am grateful to right hon. and hon. Members on both sides of the House who have signed my early-day motion on the subject.

Continue reading Extradition Act – Ratify, Reform or Remove →

Commenting on his unsuccessful bid to become Rector of Edinburgh University, Boris Johnson MP commented:

‘I salute the student body of Edinburgh and congratulate the new Rector on his success. I am sure he will do the job in tremendous style.

Continue reading Boris Johnson MP: I salute the Victor →

A two part series made by Tiger Aspect for BBC Two

29th January and 5th February 2006 at 8.00pm

BBC Commissioning Editor – Peter Horrocks
Executive Producer/BBC – Lucy Hetherington
Executive Producer/Tiger Aspect – Charles Brand

Produced and Directed by – David Jeffcock and Francis Hanly

For tape requests, picture requests or further information please contact Iain McCallum at Tiger Aspect on 0207 434 6700/07771 636612 or iainmccallum@tigeraspect.co.uk

In this two-part series, journalist, former Editor of The Spectator and M.P. Boris Johnson asks,

How did the Romans run a united Europe and why does the European Union seem to find the same task so difficult?

The Romans ran an empire of up to 100 million people; we can’t even agree on a plug for our toasters.

Continue reading The Dream of Rome →

We are pleased to announce that Boris is planning a new Higher Education special section on this website to expand on his views and any progress on this important subject. He would like to keep it regularly updated.

..more news soon

The Daily Telegraph won two of the top accolades in the What the Papers Say awards, held in London on Friday 16th December.

Boris won Columnist of the Year. The judges said:

He shows great range and can write on anything. You read it not because you share his view, but because you want to hear what he has to say.

Jan Moir was named Feature Writer of the Year. The judges described her as ‘fantastic’, ‘entertaining’ and a ‘great critic’.