London is the most commercially important city in Europe, and it's the most populous city. It should be for the whole of the European continent what New York is to America. That's what it should be.
From Boris Johnson
I think people have a legitimate right to minimise their tax obligations if they can, but they should pay their fair whack. I do think it's important to be transparent.
I always believe writing is an indispensable part of one's political armoury.
One thing you have got to do politically is to identify the ties that bind society together and try to strengthen them.
If you turn a blind eye to fare evasion, if you accustom people to getting away with minor crime, you are making it more likely that they will go on to commit more serious crimes. That is why we have so much disorder in London. It is a disgrace.
Most people would accept that people come to London from across the world, from all kinds of backgrounds, and are accepted here irrespective of their origins.
I want London to be the most cycle-friendly city on Earth, and I want more people to be happy and safe on bicycles.
It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.
It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. But in the end you have a great sense of personal dissatisfaction.
I'm not one of those people who believes in going endlessly around finger wagging and ticking people off for occasional colourful use of language.
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