[Twosugars]

Max Hastings, a Tory, wrote a brilliant piece for the Guardian yesterday, a must read

I have known Johnson since the 1980s, when I edited the Daily Telegraph and he was our flamboyant Brussels correspondent. I have argued for a decade that, while he is a brilliant entertainer who made a popular maître d’ for London as its mayor, he is unfit for national office, because it seems he cares for no interest save his own fame and gratification

A killer quote for me:

Almost the only people who think Johnson a nice guy are those who do not know him.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...-party-britain

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The idea that you need to lose control of your emotions to be a charismatic and passionate negotiator is frankly ludicrous. It's like saying that a toddler is a good negotiator when they're throwing their sippy cup at you and wiping snot on their sleeve whilst they screech for more juice.

Also the idea that in order to "not be a robot" someone has to be "volatile" is a pretty dangerous one, too. Pettiness and unpredictability are not positive character traits and they are a DISASTER in terms of leadership quality.

Absolutely correct.
Volatility in leadership is more likely to increase distrust rather than diminish it.

[bitontheslide]

i think you need characters for particular situations, and at the moment, we need someone to fire a rocket off, someone that will shake things up ... i can't stand Boris, but I think he is the right person to have in charge at this moment in time

[thesheriff443]

Boris will do no better than may did, Europe’s stance is our way or the high way.

Power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

That picture was supposedly taken yesterday, a day after he was last seen, if that’s the case, his hair grew a good few inches overnight, Tory media wouldn’t be peddling fake news would they?

On LBC also shown live on SkyNewsHD 9:35AM All Out Politics
Nic asked him 26 times about the Photo.
Boris refused to speak of the photo

From Twitter
Wise Liam
Media are saying it was last year Sept 2018


James had a 5mins of his 10AM
show nicked

[Twosugars]

Oop the picture gate continues
Why such cack handed handling?
Why not simply say we had a row and now are working through it?

[Liam-]

Trump wouldn’t be happy with all this fake news Boris is allowing would he?

[Tom4784]

At this point he should just be open about the controversy, avoiding questions as a candidate for PM is not a good look. I do think Jeremy Hunt's chances of winning has skyrocketed.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Tell me this then, why is someone being volatile a bad thing? Someone that cares about things and gets emotional, to me is going to be a much better leader than a robot.

We had a robot in May, she carried on regardless of anything happening around her. Boris at least reacts to situations around him and that makes him a much better negotiator for starters. Some people will never be happy. we tried the "strong and stable" approach, where did that get us? An almighty mess, that's where

Generally, when you are leading a country, you don't want to throw a tantrum like a child. We only have to look at the US to see what happens when you elect a volatile manchild to be the leader of a country.