Boris Johnson at his best. Terrorism speech.

I've been watching that too and was surprised. No slagging off from me. He was very measured and very eloquent. Hope it's a permanent improvement.

Yes, agree with you, Day6. Thoughtful and considered and addressing issues that need to be confronted.

Good speech, well delivered. Thanks for the heads up, day6.

Yes. Credit where its due. Maybe this is a side of him the public doesn't usually see and is why people who know him have promoted him?

One good speech does not a statesman make - no one would be commenting favourably if his general standard, that we should expect, were better.

Oh, I don't know, meliza. Gransnetters are pretty good at commenting on everything under the sun. Why should BoJo be singled out for no comment just because he's done something right for a change?

He is certainly capable of giving a good, prepared speech - thats what politicians are paid to do. He is not so good at off the cuff remarks and attention to detail whilst in office.

This was answering questions coming from journalists and others, suzied. Perhaps he's now good at that as well.

mary one semi-sensible speech does not a future leader make. That is the point, bearing in mind that the Torygraph think Maybot is finished.

You never fail to delight, Maryeliza and Whitewave.
So predictable.

Whilst your posts eazybee never fail to remind me how little actual contribution to a thread they make

He’s glib, superficially charming and gives out a few good Latin quips. Maybe he’s about to launch a leadership bid. Who knows - nothing would surprise me. I can’t forget his hopelessness as mayor of London - lying , money wasting, laziness. Perfect qualifications for a Tory leader.

I watched the full speech on Sky News today and I agree Day 6 it was a measured speech and covered a wide range of topics.

I actually thought he showed more statesmanship than some in Parliament today over 'another' Urgent Question this time on Donald Trump .

Didn't he do two stints as Mayor of London? How odd that enough Londoners liked the "lying, money wasting, laziness" of his mayoral style to vote him in twice. I guess the other candidates were even worse ?

Yes ken Livingstone was past his sell by when challenging Boris so weak opponent. Ken was voted in more than once as well. Just because someone is voted in twice can just mean they are pretty good at pulling the wool. The lying , money wasting, laziness is still being uncovered - one example last week.

The speech I heard was quite simple with comments it would be hard to disagree with, maybe there's more I missed. I'm not keen on Boris but I think he's like Marmite - love him or hate him - hence being elected twice as London Mayor.

I have heard him speak well and sensibly before now, but too often , when unprepared, he says things that probably shouldn’t be said. He is intelligent and has some charm, but
Needs to stick to the script.
I suppose that we shouldn’t wish all our Ministers and MP’s to be too bland though.
T May promoted him when she didn’t have to, so must rate him highly.

His vanity projects, ideological dogma and poor decisions cost Londoners over £900 m- just looked it up. That’s without all the promises on housing, not closing fire stations etc which were never kept. Still, I’m sure his fans won’t care about his record if he can give a good speech and speak a bit of Latin. Let’s hope he keeps his word and goes to Iran to help release that poor woman in prison.

Am very tempted to say ( so I will) that if Corbyn and friends got into power any time soon, that his vanity projects, idealogical dogma and poor decisions could cost this country much more than that!

I will now give my naughty self a slap on the wrist for introducing the C word into this thread......sorry!

He- he ... maryliza-something-or other and whitewave living up to expectations. Give us a break girls, and change the record.
I'm in a particularly combative mood tonight

Is that an impact assessment lemon? We all know what they’re worth!

Just called being realistic suzied

I think one can appreciate a speech a person makes and find amusing certain unrelated detractions that are cited about that person without being a fan.

I'm not a fan of any current politician that I know of.