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Boris Johnson moving to Chiswick?

There have been a couple of suggestions on social media that the disgraced former Prime Minister is planning to move to Chiswick now he has been turfed out of Number 10. It should be pointed out there is very little evidence to back this up other than him being seen in the area but we might need to brace ourselves for some very distressing news.

Felicity Caborn ● 1015d69 Comments

Ah "Humpty Dumpty", yes I recall those good old days when everyone made a play on posters names etc . Childish then and childish now. Obviously no comment on Paul then, why am I not surprised.

Maggie Dodge ● 726d

"Can we review some of the comments by Paul Campbell if we're looking at name calling."Ah, but you have to remember that for Humpty Dumpty, when he uses a word, it means just what he chooses it to mean — neither more nor less.

Richard Greenhough ● 726d

"Calling fellow forumers morons was not the norm in those days".  Can we review some of the comments by Paul Campbell if we're looing at name calling.

Maggie Dodge ● 726d

I remember going to one of the forum meets and my then-teens were shocked that I’d gone to meet strangers off the Internet.

Lucy Chambers ● 726d

Poor silly Silly Steve. Fay, indeed I remember some of the enjoyable CW4 get-togethers we used to have in the Old Packhorse with the likes of Diccon Adams and Ana Herrera. Calling fellow forumers morons was not the norm in those days, but things have gone downhill since, not least due to the village idiot known as Silly Steve. And, as anyone other than a moron would realise, of course my tongue was in my cheek with the Suella comment.

Richard Greenhough ● 729d

🤡

Janice Evans ● 729d

“I I know you asked this with your tongue firmly in your cheek“The old boy didn’t ask with tongue in cheek. He has difficulty remembering what he did yesterday so don’t expect him to remember what happens in the Packhorse in 1990. However, regarding repatriation of the liar Boris to the USA, I think it’s a great idea. He can get a room with his hero Trump. They deserve each other. Narcissists. And they can give each other tips on hair styles and dieting and who looks the bigger clown.

Steve Taylor ● 729d

“ These comments need to stop”Why do these comments need to stop. Just because you love him, doesn’t mean others can’t despise him for being an out and out liar! The man is despicable. Stop being a despot and trying to shut people up just because they don’t agree with you.  Trump and Boris are well suited to each other!!

Steve Taylor ● 729d

Ha Ha! You'll be relieved to learn I'm not Suella in disguise! Richard, I believe we've met when someone arranged a drink for forum users at The Old Packhorse, possibly in the 1990s so I know you asked this with your tongue firmly in your cheek! ;)

Fay Kazemi ● 729d

As long as they don't exchange him for Harry.

Janice Evans ● 730d

"This traitor should be exiled\repatriated back to USA!"Are you Suella in disguise ?

Richard Greenhough ● 730d

That's true Jayne.

Janice Evans ● 730d

These comments need to stop, we are talking about another human being regardless of your political views this is totally unacceptable. Let’s not even mention the T word we are not the US and I for one have no desire for any politician to be aligned with the divisive name of T. Not even Boris deserves that. Name one politician who hasn’t mislead us!

Jayne Thorburn ● 730d

This traitor should be exiled\repatriated back to USA!

Fay Kazemi ● 730d

Interesting. Has Trump chosen a running mate yet?

Francis Rowe ● 730d

I would have thought that the narcissist would be thinking of moving back to his country of birth and having a shot at the White House.

Steve Taylor ● 731d

You may be giving me too much credit Davey and you are certainly right he won't go quietly.The commentators that I think are the most astute seem to agree there is little in the man's life apart from a burning desire to gain political office something he has craved since he was a child.We have a difficult decade ahead and this will provide fertile ground for a charlatan to come along offering easy solutions to complex problems. Trying to look a move or two forward in this game of chess, I think we should expect Sunak to resign immediately after the election which, if Johnson isn't an MP, would mean that he couldn't become the party leader next time. After that is anyone's guess.

Francis Rowe ● 731d

"..someone else with ambitions far above her intelligence level"Rather too many of them in our politics at the moment - including the former leader of the Labour Party who had a lot to do with Bojo gaining such a large majority by being completely unfit for office. Whatever you may think of Sunak and Starmer, at least both seem to be reasonably intelligent and offer a choice that is not one of the devil or the deep blue sea, which is what we were offered in 2019.

Richard Greenhough ● 731d

If he does return it seems only right that any sanctions that would have been imposed by the Privilege Committee are enforced so it would be good to know what they had in mind before Johnson jumped.

Adrian Irving ● 731d

He should just Foxtrot Oscar, and take the Rees-Moggs and Fabricants with him, no tears will be shed for Dorries, someone else with ambitions far above her intelligence level.

Vanessa Smith ● 731d

you sound well informed Francis ... I just don't think he will go gently into that good night ... rather rage, rage, at the dying of the light ....

Davey Harris ● 731d

Relax. It ain't happening.I did get an answer about my question on the Conservative leader having a veto on Johnson being selected for another seat. The local Tories on here seem to have gone into hibernation but I was told off forum was that he does.The problem for Sunak is that apparently Johnson has already told him that, if he doesn't get a new seat, he will contest  one of the by elections anyway. There is apparently a lot of informed speculation in the Conservative Party that Nadine Dorries slowness in resigning will mean that the other two by elections due will  happen first. Johnson will hope that the performance of the Conservatives will be so bad that Sunak will feel he has no choice but to let him run as the party's candidate in Mid-Bedfordshire. If not he will run as an independent or will be given the leadership of a fringe party which will stand on the basis of Brexit purism.As the seat is likely to be a four way contest, he might calculate that he can sneak in and would be back in the House able to wreak havoc on the government. Hopefully Sunak holds his nerve and tells him to take a running jump.

Francis Rowe ● 732d

there goes the neighbourhood!

Davey Harris ● 732d

He'd only do that if he was paid for it.

Richard Greenhough ● 732d

It would be excellent were he to join this Forum.

Roger Talbot ● 732d

That's a different house. Clegg moved into the area about 9 months ago.

Mark Evans ● 732d

With his reputation, he will devalue house prices.

Elizabeth Whittington ● 733d

Apparently been bought by Nick Clegg. Returning from his US-based role at Facebook/Meta?Reported that Johnson has just paid over 3 million for a place in the Cotswolds so if he is paying a few million for a pad in Chiswick he must either be helping himself to some very big loans or is doing spectacularly well on the speaking/writing circuits.

Claire Moran ● 733d

He could be prison pen pals with his old chum Trump.I diverted to cycle along Priory Avenue on my route home and the building work is still ongoing. Don't see how it is possible that it could have change hands while the refurb was ongoing.

Mark Evans ● 733d

That's the only postcode he should inhabit. To be more precise, 160 Du Cane Rd. Any cell will do.

Francis Sheehan ● 733d

Henley does have a habit of electing blond Conservative MPs with massive egos, having previously been represented by Michael R D Heseltine (1974 to 2001) and some bloke called Alexander B de P Johnson (2001 to 2008).

Richard Greenhough ● 733d

Obviously the story is completely baseless nonsense - must be a quiet news week.I note with horror that I assumed that Liz Truss would last until 2024 in this thread so thanks Felicity for resurrecting a post that will further damage my reputation as a prognosticator.One thing that may still be accurate is Johnson having a go at getting the Henley seat. This is wear he actually has bought a house and the sitting MP is standing down.What I don't know, because it hasn't really been made clear in the coverage of this farce, is how candidate selection works in the Tory Party. Does Central Office have a veto or could Johnson have been cultivating the constituency association with a view to getting him selected and there is nothing that Sunak can do if this happens? It could be therefore that he always intended to quit Uxbridge because he knew he would lose and the Select Committee report just gave him an pretext to stand down.

Francis Rowe ● 733d

Dear,Boris has been so lmpressed with the lack of political bias against himself and the tory party by the majority of people Of this forum he has decided to move to lovely, leafy. Acton.

James Dow ● 733d

I thought he just got driven around a corner and then ran a few yards for the press photographers? If that is the case the chances of seeing the distressing sight of his pale calves is fairly limited even if this nonsense actually turned out to be true.

Mark Evans ● 733d

The idea of those fat legs being seen jogging around the streets of W4 will surely cause property prices to collapse.

Richard Greenhough ● 733d

The house pictured isn't in Priory Gardens but Priory Avenue by the junction with Blenheim Road which perhaps is a good indication of the general reliability of the article.I haven't been past it recently but, if it is the one I think it is, it has been vacant for a while. It was bought to be done up at what seemed like a very toppy price of over £4 million during Covid and progress on the refurbishment seemed very slow. This I think was the house that was the subject of the original rumour last year. Isn't it far more likely this is the developer or an estate agent spinning a yarn to generate a bit of interest in an expensive house in a difficult market?On the face of it, it does seem very unlikely. His political career is up in the air and although he has more income now from public speaking, he will lose his MPs salaries and other perks of office so the idea that he has a spare £4million around to spend after shelling out an equivalent amount on a place in Henley where he clear has an eye on the seat there which is due to become vacant.If he isn't in parliament, he won't need a London base and I would have thought that if he did have enough money, he'd be looking to get a place in the States as he is probably going to be mainly working there for the foreseeable future.Reports that Johnson has been seen in Chiswick are far more likely to indicate that he has a mistress here rather than that he is house hunting.

Mark Evans ● 733d

Obviously he has heard about the success of C9 and the thought of parading  in convoy with his mob of kids is just too tempting a prospect to miss.Shirt tails all a fluttering!Marvellous.

Adrian Irving ● 733d

https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/boris-johnson-moving-to-chiswick-rumour-resurfaces-more-strongly/Priory Gardens mentioned in rumour.Carrie went to Godolphin and Latymer so maybe they are considering local schools...

Michael Robinson ● 733d

I was told this at the weekend when the news first brokefFriend asked owner of long established local estate agent if he had any knowledge A wink and the reply I could possibly not commentI've been given the road in Bedford parkStill undecided  if true but given his now wealth and his sister not to far away it makes sense in the way of a more central but quite area to have a London propertyWho knowsPersonally I'm not bothered who to a point movesto Chiswick

Julian Pavey ● 733d

There is absolutely no way he would move to Hounslow Borough.

Steve Taylor ● 733d

Note the date of my original post. For some reason this old rumour has resurfaced on social media even though it is less likely to be true now than it was then.

Felicity Caborn ● 733d

Hearne Hill?Sounds about right.Hearne Hill is the location of a distinguished cycle track!And a dreadful crash.

Jim Lawes ● 996d

I heard Boris was headed to Herne Hill

Maggie Dodge ● 996d

Certainly not Philippa who steadfastly maintains that everything is for the best - maybe channelling Voltaire - in the face of compelling evidence that that is not so.  Along with the idiots who spout 'you can't stop progress' when as far as I can see this country as fast as an uncoiled snake is unravelling back to the 1930s but with all the problems of 2020s Britain to boot. The only real area of progress I see is in medical developments - just about everything else is hugely  controversial as to whether the benefits are real.

Claire Moran ● 996d

Do we know when Johnson's resignation honours list will be announced? I've been told to watch that because he is likely to take the opportunity create a vacancy in a safe seat by giving a peerage to an incumbent. If it is west of London (Henley has been mentioned) I don't think he would spend his limited funds on a house in Dulwich but would get a country pile in his constituency and maybe a smaller place in between there and Westminster where he could have technology lessons.

Mark Evans ● 996d

Change is fine, but the assumption is change is for the better. There’s a clear  division of thinking on the  changes.in Chiswick.  Who’s to say who is right .

Maggie Dodge ● 999d

Yes, I do understand that people who move away from  Chiswick would still be interested in knowing what’s going on. I imagine I would be exactly the same.But the notion that Chiswick must be be preserved in aspic and that nothing should ever change is, quite frankly, bizarre. I really like living in Chiswick. Some  on this forum believe that Chiswick should be immune from any further change. They might very well have a point but possibly need to consider how that fits in with the expectations of younger people..

Stewart Jones ● 1000d

Yes with you there - and here!

Vivienne Cox ● 1002d

I have lived in Chiswick for nearly twenty years which is nothing compared to many contributors to  and readers of this forum.I have no intention of moving away even if a disgraced former PM moves here.I have no intention of moving notwithstanding bike lanes (or not), bus lanes (or not), the closure of Fishers Lane,  cyclists, car drivers, aeroplanes, people who use the term Lycra-clad in the belief that it furthers their possible legitimate arguments, fireworks, festivals in parks, people who say they intend to move and never do, people who have moved but still feel compelled to contribute to the forum, people who dislike living here and tell us all the time, village idiots, a rather dullish middle aged vibe, anti-vaxxers, village idiots again  (there are a few), people who post very nasty things on here who should know better, people who post vile things  on here and don’t know any better, people who frame their view of the place they choose to live in not by their family, friends, networks, neighbours, community but by a sense of feeling hard done because things change. All that.

Stewart Jones ● 1002d

I do think Boris is putting on a bit of weight but  I was actually suggesting Boris is a keen cyclist and will join with other lobbyists calling for even more room for cyclists.

Maggie Dodge ● 1003d

Dead Donkey Lane, absolutely Jim. 😹

Russell Pearson ● 1003d

The ECL has infiltrated the highest offices. Cyclists are literally running the world and flaunting it in front of the poor put-upon motorists by gifting each other bicycles instead of cars. Disgusting.

Paul Campbell ● 1003d

Is Ms. Dodge saying Boris is a wide boy?https://www.businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-refused-paying-to-keep-biden-gift-bike-2021-10?r=US&IR=T

Richard Cathcart ● 1003d

We have just the roads in Chiswick for Boris:HerbertDead DonkeyMal(l)1!Hardwick and so on!

Jim Lawes ● 1003d

I feel the need to correct that to I should think they would widen it

Maggie Dodge ● 1003d

I should think they widen it  😂

Maggie Dodge ● 1003d

Would that help the removal of the cycle lane?

Keith Welham ● 1003d

I will ask Barbara W to rename it. I’m sure she will be chuffed to have another famous neighbour. She could charge him pintage for using the tunnel,  and encourage him to put some winter logs on the fire while he quaffs his ale. They should bring back Village Idiot, that was a fine brew.

Russell Pearson ● 1015d

You mean the tunnel leading to the Bull(ingdon Club) Russell!Colin mentions Dulwich and I have read about that too. Didn't Mr and Mrs Thatcher not live in a gated property there?

Jim Lawes ● 1015d

Two Aits and a bit further upstream is Johnson Island.!

Jim Lawes ● 1015d

No need for a garden bridge once you’ve rediscovered Cromwell’s tunnel…

Russell Pearson ● 1015d

What's Chiswick done to deserve this?

Clive Costa-Correa ● 1015d

Chiswick doesn't really have any privacy. Ridiculous, multi-million pound properties that are terraced or semi-detached houses that have zero privacy because everything is just squeezed together, the houses, flats, etc... You're in the face of your neighbour everytime you open your front door. As convenient as Chiswick is for everything, It certainly wouldn't be a place I'd move to unless you own a bank or won the lottery!

Carl Johns ● 1015d

Doubt it. One look at the mess it has now become thanks to his mad transport policies and he'll flee.

Claire Moran ● 1015d

There goes the neighbourhood.

Keith Iddon ● 1015d

Oliver's Island and then perhaps a garden bridge to link it.

N V Brooks ● 1015d

Please say it ain't so!Actually, thinking about it rationally and taking into account the man's overweening ambition and vanity as well as his parlous financial situation it seems unlikely.Two things seem entirely predictable at the moment. Firstly that the Tories will lose the next election and secondly that the incompetence of Liz Triss will be blamed and she will be subject to a leadership challenge in 2024.Johnson has to be calculating that his Uxbridge seat is not defensible given the current polls and so it is a safe assumption that he has already started work on an alternative. My guess would be that he has already been looking at Henley where he will have connections in the local Conservative Association. The incumbent, John Howell, could be offered the inevitable peerage to stand down.As Johnson hasn't been able to earn much money to cover the crippling cost of his divorce, his own financial ineptitude and the expensive tastes of his wife, you are now likely to see an uncharacteristic burst of activity from him as he seeks to boost his earnings from speaking engagements. Right now, he doesn't really have the means to buy or rent a property in Chiswick, particularly if the area plays no part in his comeback plans.The problem is, as outlined in the excellent Rest is Politics podcast by Rory Stewart, that although most Tory MPs have always recognised Johnson is unfit for office, once a candidate like him gains momentum he will inevitably win. The MPs say they have mortgages and children to educate and therefore can't afford not to gain ministerial preferment by not supporting Johnson. Obviously the geriatric membership of the party will always support him when it comes to their turn to choose.The worry would be that the economic state of this country is so bad that even a well run government led by a person of integrity may struggle to convince the electorate that everything is being done that could be. Hard choices are going to be have to made in the future that people won't like. Then in 2028 along comes Johnson again with easy solutions and promises he has no intention of keeping, and the chances are, enough people will fall for them to give him another go at ruining the country even further.If he did move to Chiswick, you could argue we should celebrate as it might indicate the above isn't actually what he has planned.

Francis Rowe ● 1015d

I read somewhere that they'd been looking at places in Dulwich Village.

Colin Jordan ● 1015d

I’ve heard from a reliable old cove that he secured a deal with the Port of London Authority to get Oliver’s Island. Carrie wants a simple off-grid life so they’re going to recreate the little wooden castle that was there in years gone by and charge a toll on passing river traffic. Boris meanwhile tells us he will ‘put some hay in the loft’ and I understand a high powered turbo motorboat will be moored up for business meetings in Canary Wharf, and of course, in case the Commons calls him back to save the day.

Russell Pearson ● 1015d