Milton was one of those people you could disagree completely with, but see where he was coming from, and vice-versa. A good man.
I wrote yesterday about Boris always wanting a deputy to do the work. That was Milton early on in London.
I wrote yesterday about Boris always wanting a deputy to do the work. That was Milton early on in London.
https://twitter.com/GreenJennyJones/status/1327165758103752704
His ability to play Warwick to Boris' boy king was critical to Boris navigating London politics and government early on.
And his tragically early death is really the point at which the shine and functional drive started to come off his mayoralty.
He never replaced Milton IMHO.
And his tragically early death is really the point at which the shine and functional drive started to come off his mayoralty.
He never replaced Milton IMHO.
Milton is why Boris has been so wedded to Cummings. He's been trying to recreate that power-behind-the-throne model with someone he feels he can trust and delegate the actual thinking of government to, ever since.
@GreenJennyJones can describe better what the power balance felt like from inside the chamber.
But covering it from the outside, it felt like there was a long period where Milton and Hendy were really driving government/policy in London, while Boris mucked about on zip wires.
But covering it from the outside, it felt like there was a long period where Milton and Hendy were really driving government/policy in London, while Boris mucked about on zip wires.
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