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19 March 2010
Editor © Muhammad Haque
Khoodeelaar! had told Boris Johnson so! And the CORRUPTING London Assembly members of ‘all Party political pretensions’ so! That Boris Johnson was in serious danger of being 'careeristically coupled’ in a crass way with his co-courier of the initials BJ [as in Boris johns= BJ =Bertha Joseph= BJ ]=BJ BJ =a trap of the. Double Nammy!!] Had told Boris to liberate himself from that particular crass careeristic coupling. Coupling= mayor+ mayor’s nominee… we had done so on the evidence that Boris Johnson had already displayed prima facie lack of judgement on far too many other occasions, issues and topics and matters. And that on bertha Joseph he was being openly brazen in his refusal to listen to the critics who were raising serious ethical, democratic and constitutional objections against his appointment of the careeristically compelled party-political turncoat to the London fire authority. Now that the pressure has proven untenable and bertha j has resigned, the ‘opposition’ parties, in the form of Len Duvall are now uttering words to the effect that Boris’s backing for bertha josephs until now has highlighted Boris j’s …[wait for it] … lack of judgment! Just as Khoodeelaar! had said weeks earlier… how are it that the likes of Len Duvall are saying so now? And why limit the ‘sub-diagnosis’ to Boris Johnson’s ‘lost’ deputies and nominees? Why is it that the same Boris has perfectly impeccable judgement when it comes to his touting role as a tout for big business agenda Crossrail scam? Is it in any way linked with the fact that Duvall, a reliable tout of Big Business scams himself, is in no position whatever to opine let alone give judgement on the concept of ‘integrity’ and ‘judgment’ of anyone else in ‘London local government’? Mr Duvall , ‘OBE ’ is deft at career enhancement and self-promotion… he should have the decency to realise that most people in London generally and those in the ‘deprived’ east and south east of London, are not impressed by most holders of posts on local councils or on the London Assembly…. To most people in London, local councillors and London Assembly post-holders and time-servers are failing the communities in whose names they seek and grab the posts they are in. [To be continued]
Stepping down: Bertha Joseph was suspended by Brent council after she spent donations on gowns for mayoral balls
Boris Johnson loses fifth ally as Bertha Joseph quits over sleaze
Pippa Crerar, City Hall Editor19.03.10
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A fire chief who spent £900 of donations on two ballgowns has become the fifth senior Tory appointed by Boris Johnson to quit her post.
Bertha Joseph, who bought the clothes while she was Mayor of Brent, stood down as deputy chairman of the London Fire Authority last night.
Ms Joseph had been appointed despite Brent suspending her for six months for bringing the council into disrepute. Mr Johnson had rejected demands to sack her and gave her two weeks to make her case. But it became clear her position was not tenable.
Opposition parties welcomed the decision but said the delay raised questions about Mr Johnson's judgement.
They attacked the timing of her departure, after a fire authority meeting at which she helped vote through job cuts. Several members stormed out after chairman Brian Coleman banned them from asking about Ms Joseph's position, and threw out a TV crew.
Labour's Len Duvall said: “You have to question the integrity and judgment of this Mayor standing by someone who has been disgraced and banned from public office.”
Brent suspended Ms Joseph after an inquiry found she encouraged two firms to sponsor the dresses she wore to mayoral charity balls. She claims she is the victim of a political vendetta.
Mr Johnson's spokesman said a “compelling case” had been made against Ms Joseph and he had accepted her resignation. After a series of rows and scandals he had already lost political advisor James McGrath; deputy mayors Ray Lewis and Ian Clement; and Olympics advisor David Ross.
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Comments (123)
Some 'kinda straight guy' he turned out to be.
I thought that the 2m salary from the American TARP bank JPMorgan was the price for taking us to war. Obviously he covered a few more bases.
Don't forget that all this happened on Crash Gordon's watch. Didn't he just turn out to be the worst Chancellor and PM this country has ever had?
Look at him -making John Major look good...
Oh, and all the other Nu Lab MP's who have become millionaires SINCE 1997.
When will you wake up!
There is not an honest politician anywhere.
There was :-
The Expenses Scandal.
The Massive Wage increases they want.
There undeclared incomes and now this!
This is what the face of British politics has become,
Thieving lying people that are not out to represent the people, not out to help run the country for the people.
They are out to do one thing and one thing alone
And that is to line their pockets with every penny they can!
And Fleece us of every penny they can
And it's a case of 'Sod US' the PUBLIC they are MENT to Represent!
I don't thing we can ever trust any of the present politicians!
They all need throwing out (and out in jail) and we should seriously think of something that will REALLY work and start again!
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