The London Mayor and Conservative MP Boris Johnson, has been filmed swearing in a colourful way at a London Taxi Driver.
The altercation took place on the 5th of June.
The driver is heard to say to Boris:
"You're one of them mate. That's what you are, one of them"
To which Boris replied
"Why don't you f##k off and die, why don't you f##k off and die....but not in that order"
“I don’t suppose that the cabbie went home that night and cried himself to sleep.”
CALM DOWN BORIS!
The onlooker, who filmed the row on his iPhone, said that Boris looked “furious” as he cycled off after the exchange.
The man, who does not want to be named, said: “Maybe if he is going to be the next Prime Minister he should calm things down a bit.”
The video was obtained by the Sun news paper. A source close to the Mayor (hello Angelina) said it's a lot of fuse about nothing as the driver regularly heckles Boris at City Hall meetings.
The Daily Mail put out an appeal earlier this week to try to get the driver involved in the altercation to come forward.
Editorial Comment:
Surely Boris should be telling Uber to f##k off!
and not a hard working London Taxi driver.
But then was he talking just to just the one driver, or to the whole Trade?
There's no dressing this up, this was disgusting behaviour from the London Mayor and member of Parliament for Uxbridge.
I was very surprised at the seemingly easy ride afforded Boris by the General Secretary of the LTDA in light of the current struggle the trade is facing at the hands of Boris and TfL.
IS THIS BORISGATE?
If it was right for Andrew Mitchell to resign as chief whip, for calling a police officer a pleb, then how is Boris telling a London Taxi driver to f##k off and die (twice) acceptable?
TtT.
Source : BBC News, The Sun and the Daily Mail.
10 comments:
What I wouldn't give to punch that smarmy silver spooned bastard, right on the chin.
Semtex.
If you read the mail online look at the comments Boris is getting ,,,a pat on the back and the comments are making him a hero for standing up to a loud mouth thug . That's what the public think .....
He thinks he is so clever .At the last mqt he was looking at the audience ( when he was being sarcastic)with an amused look on his face,all of us are fighting for survival and this man thinks it is funny...
A silver spooned bastard who is being defended by the the LTDA's chancer-in-chief.
and that lads and lasses is why we are finished
Your wrong Mr McNamara.
Had the boot been on the other foot, how long do you think it would have been before Tfl disciplined the driver under points d,e & f of this abstract taxi law?
39. Various acts of misbehaviour by taxi driver (Act of 1843 s28; Act of 1831 s 56) (1) The following offences are punishable by penalty (Level 1) or two months
imprisonment:
(a) Wanton or furious driving.
(b) Causing hurt or damage to any person by carelessness or wilful misbehaviour.
(c) Drunkenness during employment.
(d) Useofinsultingorabusivelanguageduringemployment.
(e) Use of insulting gestures during employment.
(f) Any misbehaviour during employment.
(Act of 1843 s28)
Another fine example of how the scales of justice are weighted against us!
Johnson needs to be held accountable for his comment - There's a very sinister overtone to what Johnson said to the Taxi driver and it needs to be investigated! It has long been said that Johnson isn't a fit and proper person, not suitable to hold public office. And this outburst appears to support this claim.
Johnson's jibe of "F##ck off and die", was this a sensible thing to say by a person who is being accused of corruptly killing the London Taxi trade?
Is this comment clarification of Mayors intentions to kill off the London Taxi trade?
I do believe Johnson has shown the cab trade his hand. The question now is: Will the trade organisations make sure he is held accountable?
McNamara covering for Johnson again; no corruption there !
'YOU'RE ONE OF THEM' CAMPAIGN
It seems that Johnson is particularly offended at being called ' one of them'
If every cabbie shouts 'you're one of them' every time they see him it might just have the desired effect.
It is only an offence of you do the hand gesture as well.
Please tweet this if you think its a good way of protesting against Johnson.
It will get a lot of attention if a lot of people do it
the campaign needs to start #borisyoureoneofthem
tweet it out .
drive by in Islington and shout it out to him
Never mind every Cabbie, let's get the general public involved on Twitter
#Borisyouroneofthem
That driver will be disciplined for sure, and may get done for not driving safely with two hands on the steering wheel, a serious charge if in control of a public service vehicle. Quiet dignity backed up with peaceful protest lads is the way lads. Don't fall into traps where the public side with TFL because of thuggish type behaviour!.
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