Comments on: Cartoon of the week - 5/4 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/05/04/cartoon-of-the-week-54/ A lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:19:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/05/04/cartoon-of-the-week-54/#comment-2404 ellaella Tue, 06 May 2008 12:12:53 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/05/04/cartoon-of-the-week-54/#comment-2404 As always, thank you for your insight and perspective, Roads. Those different positions between Johnson and Cameron seem telling. In the first case, I would consider Johnson to be politically tone deaf. In the second, in which Cameron is obviously playing to his base, I am reminded why I could not be a Tory. From my limited exposure to Johnson, he strikes me as an empty suit, but of course, I might well be totally off base and I hope I am. I'm still somewhat aghast at the nationwide clobbering of Labour. As always, thank you for your insight and perspective, Roads.

Those different positions between Johnson and Cameron seem telling. In the first case, I would consider Johnson to be politically tone deaf. In the second, in which Cameron is obviously playing to his base, I am reminded why I could not be a Tory.

From my limited exposure to Johnson, he strikes me as an empty suit, but of course, I might well be totally off base and I hope I am.

I’m still somewhat aghast at the nationwide clobbering of Labour.

]]> By: Roads http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/05/04/cartoon-of-the-week-54/#comment-2390 Roads Tue, 06 May 2008 09:13:03 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/05/04/cartoon-of-the-week-54/#comment-2390 Boris Johnson is a climate-change denier, whilst Conservative leader David Cameron has committed his party to leadership on green issues. Johnson has committed to removing high capacity buses in London and to removing increased congestion charges for highly polluting vehicles. Meanwhile, Johnson has supported an amnesty for illegal immigrants of over 10 years' standing. Given London's population mix, this is a popular position. But Cameron has denounced it - since any move which even remotely favours immigration is bound to be condemned by grassroots Tory support out in the shires. It's going to be interesting to see how (if) these different agendas can combine. Pity though that we will now have the chance to find out. <em>Roads's last blog post..<a href='http://roadsofstone.com/2008/04/30/181-the-ophelia-of-suburbia-hogsmill-river-ewell/' rel="nofollow">181. The Ophelia of Suburbia – Hogsmill River, Ewell</a></em> Boris Johnson is a climate-change denier, whilst Conservative leader David Cameron has committed his party to leadership on green issues. Johnson has committed to removing high capacity buses in London and to removing increased congestion charges for highly polluting vehicles.

Meanwhile, Johnson has supported an amnesty for illegal immigrants of over 10 years’ standing. Given London’s population mix, this is a popular position. But Cameron has denounced it - since any move which even remotely favours immigration is bound to be condemned by grassroots Tory support out in the shires.

It’s going to be interesting to see how (if) these different agendas can combine. Pity though that we will now have the chance to find out.

Roads’s last blog post..181. The Ophelia of Suburbia – Hogsmill River, Ewell

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