Ray Lewis
I’m not one for crowing, and regular readers will know that I have been ready to defend Boris Johnson at times. But today, it is clear that Johnson’s political nous is vacant.
He talked up Lewis - a “deputy mayor”, no less, despite the agreed definition of the title. He leaped to his defence at the first sight of trouble. Now the headlines read “Deputy Mayor resigns” and “Right-Hand man lied”. Johnson’s judgement was flawed.
For the first time, Johnson can justly be criticised by his many opponants for active stupidity. Ignorance has been the order of the day so far: now Johnson has bound himself strongly to a marked man. Lewis’ resignation ruins his own reputation beyond repair, but also leaves Johnson somewhat tarnished.
On this issue, Johnson deserves all the criticism he gets.
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Should it be significant, although I strongly hope it will not, it is worth noting Alan Sugar’s position. If he does dare to stand in 2012, he cannot use Lewis against Johnson - he hired his apprentice knowing that he had lied on his CV! The difference, of course, is that Lee McQueen had not been punished by the Church and questioned by police on several occasions for separate incidents. And he lied about a degree, not, ironically, about being a Magistrate.
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