In February 2010, writing for the Telegraph, Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) questioned the need to wear a helmet whilst skiing. Boris gave helmet wearing as an example of "the elf and safety madness that is sweeping our culture" (yes he actually wrote "elf" - funny guy).
Boris goes on to explain some of the many injuries he's had whilst skiing, but still refuses to wear a helmet, opting instead for a wooly hat. In the picture above, Boris has obviously just taken off his ski hat.
You can't help thinking that all those knocks and bumps might just be accountable for Boris being such a buffoon. Or at least it could account for his assertion in the same article that the increase in helmet wearing on the slopes is down to people having seen how the bankers took too many risks and ended up crashing on the slopes of financial woe.
So that's Boris, I prefer Horace - from the budget computer game of the early 80s 'Horace Goes Skiing'. Although there are some visual similarities between the two skiers, Horace didn't know what he was getting into when he went skiing - $15 for an ambulance ride! That's the Tory vision for London on budget cuts.
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