Chinese New Year: The big beast of politics

Boris Johnson celebrates Chinese New Year in Trafalgar Square, yesterday (Reuters)

There was optimism from the Mayor of London as he celebrated Chinese New Year in Trafalgar Square yesterday.

Against a backdrop of firecrackers, elaborate dragon costumes and deafening percussion, Boris Johnson said: "The point of this kind of event is to celebrate the Chinese New Year but also to intensify those links between London and China ... I think it shows the way the world economy is going."