London burns - but - where's Boris? @ No 10

My mate, High-Tail Tom, the one who has connections to Battersea, the Blue Cross and the PDSA, sent me a message via the grapevine.   It seems North London was in chaos, last night! The smell of burning cars and buildings filled the air.   Terrified people were bustled out of shops in Enfield, in the middle of the afternoon; police helicopters hovered overhead; mounted police charged down the street; police dogs barked!   Mindless twerps broke into shops and made off with 'loot'!  The police were exhausted!  Two consecutive nights of rioting - no let up for them.

And where, I asked myself, was that mop-headed Mayor of London?  And I don't mean that hero, Dick Whittington!  Now - there was a Mayor of London to be proud of - and he had the sense to have a cat!  In his time, London was prosperous, peaceful and knew how to get rid of rats.

So where was this mop-head Boris?   Was he at the front line keeping an eye on things?  Was he providing extra resources for the police?   Was he scrutinising the control centre of the Metropolitan force to ensure there were sufficient numbers to cope?  The answer, my friends is a resounding: 'No, he was not'.

The Deputy Mayor responsible for Policing - surprise surprise - said:

There is a growing desire from the media to see Boris Johnson back in London but the truth is that modern communications mean that he is just as in touch with the people leading this operation as he would be if he was sitting in his office. He is not going to come back and allow these criminals to set the agenda

Now, I have a suggestion for all the senior members of our Government.   Since it is so very easy to be just as in touch with what's going on in the UK and London from far, far away, while chaos pours down all around us - why not reverse the situation?

Why don't you all 'keep in touch' with your holiday destinations from Downing Street and City Hall by means of Skype, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook?  Why bother flying out to the four corners of the earth?   Be an eco-warrior - save the planet!  After all it's cheaper and will help the UK economy.   If you can savour all the fear and loathing in the UK and London - at a great distance - why not savour your holiday destination in the same way? 

After all - it's what Arturo and I have done all our lives!  Just think about it - remember you're all going to face the great British and London electorate soon - memory lasts!  You may not!

'Bye'