I received a tip last week that Mayor Johnson had made overtures to Ray Lewis, hoping he might yet play some part in delivering his forthcoming youth strategy. Arriving as it did soon after Johnson's unsolicited and strikingly warm tribute to Lewis on the Vanessa Feltz show, the tip seemed worth pursuing.
There resulted a courteous but not entirely conclusive email dialogue with (ahem) sources close to the mayor. I was assured that there had been "no formal offer of a job or a role" for Lewis and no cash earmarked for his Eastside Young Leaders Academy. But that didn't quite answer my question about whether The Blond had sounded Lewis out. Were I a betting man I'd wager a tenner that Lewis won't become involved with Johnson's mayoralty again, and a ton that Johnson invited him to.
