Today, he is flirting with the language of the left. In 2013, a wiser Boris argued the very opposite.
The Mayor of London tells a tough audience that journalism is cruel, and demonstrates his extraordinary ability to connect with members of the public.
It was Boris versus Miliband on the Marr Show this morning.
The Tories are losing this campaign. Sir Anthony Garner’s memorial service. Mrs Keith Simpson trashes my property rights. And: Boris is on all fours with Theresa May
Ed Balls refused to dance with Andrea Jenkyns, the Yorkshire lass standing for the Conservatives, but should be worried that he could lose his seat to her.
Peter Bone in Wellingborough, and Tom Pursglove in Corby, are campaigning on a staunchly Eurosceptic platform. Mrs Bone approves, but rather wishes it was all over.
He’s making a splash in local media, beneath the radar of Fleet Street. And it looks as though he’ll be unleashed nationally during the closing stages of the campaign.
Plus: Tories – too vague. UKIP – too specific. LibDems: what are they for? Why the polls could all be wrong. And: I win an award, and am baffled.
He is up four points.
On the day David Cameron visited Belfast, Bhogal tried to persuade people in Banbridge that it is possible to move beyond ancient quarrels.
Rather, the problem they should seek to tackle is that of poverty – which can be done by a pro-market agenda.
The Mayor of London joins the Good Right today – but does his cause stretch beyond those returning to work?
Can the Tory leader pull of an election victory? Only if he stops going through the motions, which seem to have been set by someone else.