7 March (Part 2) - Admiring glances
Do you know why Boris Johnson chose Teresa O’Neill to be his Advisor on Outer Borough Relations?
No? Neither does Boris really, he just has this feeling of “admiration for
councillor O’Neill’s experience, common sense and judgment when it comes to
matters affecting outer London”. Is he serious? Did he compare her performance
with other councillors and leaders scattered around the capital and how they
must feel about being passed over? Do you wonder how Bexley’s Council Leader
managed to triumph over all the rival candidates? Then wonder no more. Boris
didn’t hold any sort of interview or selection process when he chose Councillor O’Neill. He just admired her. Maybe he needs to keep her on side because of the Ian Clement
affair, the Leader managed to avoid doing the decent thing about his little fiddles in
Bexley and got away with it but Boris got caught out. Hers is a skill worth its weight in gold to a politician. Boris has
something of a track record for casting admiring glances at females who come
within his grasp. How do you rate his chances with this one? I reckon he has taken on more than he could chew.
Quotations and facts taken from the reply to a Freedom of Information
request to the Mayor’s Office.