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London's new mayor Boris Johnson will use his first few days in office to set out a wide-ranging programme for action, aides said.
Mr Johnson will make clear his intention to press ahead with some of the most controversial elements of his election manifesto, including knife arches and weapon scanners for Tube and rail stations.
He is also expected to make efforts to build bridges with London's ethnic minorities, after pledging in his victory acceptance speech to include representatives of all the capital's diverse communities in his administration.
Mr Johnson was attacked during the mayoral campaign as a divisive figure who would be unable to represent London's large ethnic minority population, but he has insisted since his victory that he aims to act as a unifying force.
Simon Woolley, director of pressure group Operation Black Vote, said: "As London's new mayor, Boris Johnson must now demonstrate that he understands what it means to govern a multi-cultural metropolis.
"Big business is crucial, but equally important is the challenge to address the half a million Londoners that live in poverty, the majority of whom will be African, Caribbean and Asian.
"Given the bitter nature of this contest, if Johnson is to be a successful mayor he must also begin by building co-operation and trust with black communities."
9:25am Sunday 4th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: james, sutton on 8:56am Mon 5 May 08
the scanners in rail and tubes statins would put my mind at ease. seems like a very good diea, one many of us have wanted for a long time. we need to be a safer city and reflect that in our practices.
the scanners in rail and tubes statins would put my mind at ease. seems like a very good diea, one many of us have wanted for a long time. we need to be a safer city and reflect that in our practices.
Posted by: alexis, putney on 10:30am Mon 5 May 08
To James, I suggest readers go to your comment on "Boris wins Mayoral election" article as it says everything we think. I see the pressure groups have wasted no time in jumping on his back(Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote). Precisely why we voted for Boris. These wretched people have made political correctness a full-time art form occupation, and the Politicians listen to them thinking they speak for us all. How wrong they are as has just been proved. I hope I will soon be able to once again enjoy the green spaces of Putney with my dogs, without having to continually look behind my back for hoody scumbags and their mad dogs.
To James, I suggest readers go to your comment on "Boris wins Mayoral election" article as it says everything we think. I see the pressure groups have wasted no time in jumping on his back(Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote). Precisely why we voted for Boris. These wretched people have made political correctness a full-time art form occupation, and the Politicians listen to them thinking they speak for us all. How wrong they are as has just been proved. I hope I will soon be able to once again enjoy the green spaces of Putney with my dogs, without having to continually look behind my back for hoody scumbags and their mad dogs.
Posted by: tyson the Staff terrier, croydon on 11:20pm Mon 5 May 08
Woof - My owner says ken gave him free rides on bendy busses so he is upset that he will have to walk to the dole office to get his booze and drug money. That's if he can be bovered of course as he is always too busy watching Eastenders and skins. Jeeze he is such a chav all i want in life is some decent training and a good walk now and again! Growl!
Woof - My owner says ken gave him free rides on bendy busses so he is upset that he will have to walk to the dole office to get his booze and drug money. That's if he can be bovered of course as he is always too busy watching Eastenders and skins. Jeeze he is such a chav all i want in life is some decent training and a good walk now and again! Growl!
Posted by: Andy Ray, Wimbledon on 3:43am Tue 6 May 08
Unfortunately Johnson remains a contradiction incarnate! Despite his, and the Tory Party’s, proclamations, Johnson’s actual policies contradict them and do not give us any confidence that they will help lead toward the proclaimed goals. Otherwise, how would Johnson justify and reconcile his apparent anti-crime tough stance with his actual opposition to the proposed automatic five-year sentence for knife/firearm possession? Or reconciling Cameron’s green leanings with his own declared intention to undermine Ken’s new Congestion Charge initiatives against the gas guzzlers?
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Unfortunately Johnson remains a contradiction incarnate! Despite his, and the Tory Party’s, proclamations, Johnson’s actual policies contradict them and do not give us any confidence that they will help lead toward the proclaimed goals. Otherwise, how would Johnson justify and reconcile his apparent anti-crime tough stance with his actual opposition to the proposed automatic five-year sentence for knife/firearm possession? Or reconciling Cameron’s green leanings with his own declared intention to undermine Ken’s new Congestion Charge initiatives against the gas guzzlers?
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