A. Johnson
A. Johnson
journey want london
In 1904, 20 per cent of journeys were made by bicycle in London. I want to see a figure like that again. If you can't turn the clock back to 1904, what's the point of being a Conservative?
stress believe envy
I stress – I don't believe that economic equality is possible; indeed some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses that is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic activity.
volunteer people helping
Volunteering is also now more crucial than ever in helping people find work.
america queues trade
Our friends in America will be at the front of the queue for trade deals.
sausage meat conservative
The meat in the sausage has got to be Conservative.
running passion tennis
I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.
self cynical interest
I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest.
good-life writing media
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.
pms olive-trees mars
My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.
running jobs olympics
The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.
fun real thinking
I think it’d be disgraceful if a chap wasn’t allowed to have a bit of fun in Las Vegas. The real scandal would be if you went all the way to Las Vegas and you didn’t misbehave in some trivial way.
thinking would-be achieve
Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.
cutting people want
I'm no communist.I'm a tax cutting Conservative. But I want a capitalism that is fairer to forgotten people.
wealth-creation favour prosperity
So I'm definitely in favour of stimulating the dynamic wealth creation sectors of the economy.