It’s always an entertaining edition of Question Time when our Bozza is on the panel, and yesterday’s show was no exception. Not only was it (as ever) liberally sprinkled with lovely Boris witticisms, but it was made particularly watchable by Carol Vorderman looking like she’d had a few too many gin and tonics before the recording.

The ex Countdown star was scarily anti-politics, claiming at one point that Westminster were “getting their knickers in a hypocritical twist,�? whilst pointing like a frightening and wizened old lady. Either she’d had a really bad journey to the venue, or someone had permed her hair too tightly as I don’t remember her being that grumpy with old Twice Nightly on Channel 4. Indeed, I was actually quite shocked that loveable Carol off of detox and maths appeared to be about as liberal as Norman Tebbitt.

Anyway.

My particular favourite Boris phrase from QT was “bathe in the odour of sanctity…�? although his repeated early barking of the word “rhubarb�? was an interesting fruit-based interjection.  Bozza also confirmed that “all parties have taken money from non-doms�? and told fellow panellist Will Self that “of course you shouldn’t pity politicians!�? Apparently, election debates will also “elucidate the vacuity of the heart of Labour�?. Whatever that means…..

He was so excitable that at one point, Dimbo had to ask him to ‘learn how to restrain himself’ shortly before the host grumbled that Bozza’s ‘exuberance was exhausting’.   Carol didn’t understand either of those words, mind – they both have more than nine letters….

The deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe is, frankly, a bit miffed.

Iain Walker writes a blog for the Journal and this week his piece is entitled ‘Gridlocked London in Roadwork Hell’. He claims that ‘Almost every major thoroughfare seems to feature huge holes dug by workmen and endless orange and metal barriers’ and ‘At some points, buses struggle to make their way through the carnage.’

The point of his article, however, is that in his opinion Our Boris isn’t actually doing much about the problem. Well, that’s not strictly true, considering his plan to start a system where people digging up roads will need a permit but let’s not let facts cloud the issue, eh?

However, he is kinder about Bozza later in his article. “Boris Johnson is a marvelous writer. From a single thin thread, he can weave a beautiful tapestry for the reader. Sometimes you’ll get to the end of a Johnson column with a smile on your face thinking what a load of old rubbish. But you’re smiling because you know it’s hugely entertaining, clever, playful 24-carat rubbish.”

Playful 24-carat rubbish, eh? He *is* going to be PM after all, then….!

With all the speculation surrounding Boris’ aspirations towards becoming the leader of the Conservative Party, then Prime Minister and then Supreme Ruler Of The Known Universe it might be appropriate to make a tiny prick to this bubble.

The Children’s Society have published the results of a survey of 1,000 11-25 year olds and their attitudes towards politicians, reports GMTV.

(Incidentally, the GMTV covering article about this matter is so full of inconsistencies and errors, it’s hard to make head nor tail of.  The article leads with the statement “As a survey reveals one in ten youngsters think politicians can’t be trusted…” before saying “Only 9% said politicians could be trusted.” Which is it, Ben Shepherd?)

Anyway, the poll also asked the Young People to choose from a list of people they’d like to see as Prime Minister. Unsurprisingly, the most popular (with 30% of the votes) was Stephen Fry (although if you polled a sample of 1,000 Britons of any age, religion or political persuasion you’d get that answer, I reckon). Second was “one of the current leaders of a political party” with Simon Cowell in a well-deserved third place.

However, of the 1,000 votes in the “Who would make the best Prime Minister poll”, Bozza received just two (the same as Tony Blair). Even Richard Branson got five, although nine of the respondents did vote for themselves.

Whilst it might not be a fillip to Boris’ political ambitions, it does appear on the GMTV website which isn’t necessarily the most accurate or highly charged political forum. For balance, consider that the top five searches on the GMTV site (published alongside this research) are for:

“Mother’s Day”, “send flowers”, “Jewellery”, “spa day” and “Buy chocolates”. All the major Westminster issues….