In retrospect (or should that be rectorspect? (no definitely not!)) I seem to have got a bit caught up in the old Borisfever.

Still, you’ve gotta love the guy, haven’t you?

I would like to pick you up on one thing though - in one comment above you say, “your approach just makes boriswatch boring”. I would have thought that if there was one thing we could all agree on, it would be that Boris is definitively the opposite of boring!

Besides, if it is the case that, “Reading all the positive articles, followed by multiple ‘hear hears’ is becoming a tad tedious IMHO,” there is always another solution: don’t read them!

Never mind, eh.
I wish you well, TC.

There’s an interesting debate on the “Rome is an Education” post, and one which I have to say has knocked me off my perch. “The Count” wrote a comment yesterday bemoaning the lack of critical coverage of Boris here. At…

In case you are interested in what I was saying, I was commenting that I would appreciate Chairman Wibbler posting and commenting on “negatively” written articles as well as the glowing reports (such as the positive article which covered the negative reaction Boris received in Edinburgh). Reading all the positive articles, followed by multiple “hear hears” is becoming a tad tedious IMHO.

If you can’t even distinguish news from reporting of news then I think we have very little to discuss, you and I. And if you can’t distinguish between wanting to critically discuss “negative” reports with “desperately clutching at every opportunity to show that he is not practically perfect in every way” then you, sir/madam, are a fool!

The only positive part of the story is how Boris handled it, in, of course, his customary legendary manner. Surely it is only right to highlight this, as it illustrates the character, wit and good grace of the man.

Do you really think this story would have been ignored had Boris told the students in question to f off? No, of course not.

Plus, as a Boris fan, why not just revel in the genius and geniality of the man, rather than desperately clutching at every opportunity to show that he is not practically perfect in every way.

If you must do this, at least have the grace to do it to some deserving, malignant, lying, sleaze-ridden waste of space (note, no names mentioned to maintain political/ideological impartiality) and do the world a favour.

Saxmachine.

P.S. Sorry for the rant, but you get the point - leave Boris alone!

If you want to be a “boriswatch” site (rather than say a “borisfans”) you should also report and link on some of the more negative stuff. We can then debate this healthily, say why we agree/disagree etc. Besides for being politically offensive, your approach just makes boriswatch boring.

For example there was an interesting article in the Media Guardian this morning: Crikey, Boris you missed the big Tory story. Not worthy of discussion even, comrade?

Where’s the mention of critical comments of BJ? Who actually writes these posts, someone by the name of Mellisa?