London mayor Boris Johnson was on good form this week 鈥� perhaps his most whimsical tangent was the suggestion that, as the Olympics project was going so well, London should host it in 2011

鈥淭hey won鈥檛 be ready, so we can make sure we get more than one gold medal,鈥� he said. I also enjoyed his plan to take offices high up in the Shard, so he can keep an eye on France.