The Cincinatus caveat.

Sorry for the lack of proper blogging at the moment, finals are rather hectic and so obviously can't give the blog the levels of attention required to dig up in depth stories. So here is some more stuff stolen from elsewhere... Normal service will resume one day. To celebrate his first year in office Boris has given an in depth

interview

with the new editor of The Standard Geordie Greig. It's vintage BoJo but this section in particular stands out:

So if it is all so good he will presumably stand for a second term? "If by the end of next year I feel we are restarting greatly to make a difference on youth crime and the alienation of youth then I am going to think about it. I will think 'are we on the right track?'" So he could be a one time mayor? "Nothing is excluded," said Boris.

So is this all a dress rehearsal for his entry to No 10. Boris hesitates. "In the immortal words of Michael Heseltine I cannot foresee the circumstances in which I would be called upon to serve in that office. If like Cincinatus. I were to be called from my plough, then obviously it would be wrong of me not to help out. But the truth is I have a massive, massive job, an intellectual emotional challenge that I am hugely enjoying. I do not spend any time scribbling on the back of envelopes working out how I could be Prime Minister because it is not on my agenda, it really isn't."

Humour is the best tactic for deflecting a question like this, but this is not the first time Boris has refused to dismiss the idea of him pitching for the top job to be completely out of the question. TB has long suspected this of Boris and he would certainly have an extremely strong base from within the party if he did ever go for the top.

Give it decade and this might not be a joke...