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Press Release
Thursday 27 September 2007
The Little Book of Boris
Harriman House
The Best of Boris
- A new collection of the London mayoral candidate's most memorable quotes
In the week that Boris Johnson has overwhelmingly won the battle to be Conservative candidate in next year's London mayoral race, Harriman House have released a collection of his best quotes.
There are few politicians who could genuinely be described as a phenomenon. Boris is one; he has star quality, he's loved by many, ridiculed by some, feared by others.
A new book by political blogger, Iain Dale, contains a selection of the best "Boris-isms". The Little Book of Boris is a record breaking publication for Harriman House, having been commissioned, compiled, edited, and published in just one month. All in time for the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.
The book contains quotes by the Tory MP and quotes about him, plus a handy reference guide to the history of this controversial character. Johnson's career has spanned editorship of The Spectator, a Daily Telegraph column, and appearances as a guest presenter on the BBC programme, Have I Got News For You.
The Best of Boris
"My hair has yet to induce epilepsy and cost considerably less than £400,000 to design."
When Boris's hair was compared to the new London 2012 Olympic logo, 9 June 2007
"I think I was once given cocaine but I sneezed so it didn't go up my nose. In fact, it may have been icing sugar."
"The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP, they have run out of better ideas."
"As snow-jobs go, this beats the Himalayas... It is just flipping unbelievable. He is a mixture of Harry Houdini and a greased piglet. He is barely human in his elusiveness. Nailing Blair is like trying to pin jelly to a wall."
"My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive."
"Hello, I'm your MP. Actually I'm not. I'm your candidate. Gosh."
Canvassing in Henley, 2005
"I'm a rugby player, really, and I knew I was going to get to him, and when he was about two yards away I just put my head down. There was no malice. I was going for the ball with my head, which I understand is a legitimate move in soccer."
On his tackle on German midfielder Maurizio Gaudino in a charity football match, May 2006
"Voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3."
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Iain Dale is Britain's leading political blogger. He is a political commentator for the BBC and Sky and presents a daily political chat show on the internet TV station 18 Doughty Street.com. He has a fortnightly column in The Daily Telegraph and is a former Conservative Party candidate.
Iain's blog can be read at http://iaindale.blogspot.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
More details can be found online at: www.harriman-house.com/boris
For further information on this book or its author, please contact Helen McCusker in the PR department at Harriman House:
Tel: +44 (0)1730 233885
Email: pr@harriman-house.com
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