Johnson's London, Cameron's Britain

Of course Ken Livingstone would give a job to Boris Johnson. And to Brian Paddick, I’m sure. The compliment is fulsomely returned in all directions. Those backing Johnson should perhaps be forced to endure what they have asked for, as a miniature rehearsal of what a Cameron Government would be like, a dry run for Andrew Adonis as Education Secretary and Tony Blair attending Cabinet.

And whoever wins this election will have proved nothing except that they can win an election conducted by a system used neither for Westminster, nor for Strasbourg, nor for local councils, and that with an electorate including a sizeable number of people who cannot vote in parliamentary elections. In Johnson’s case, a victory would also prove that a Tory could win if backed by the BNP. But that is all.