What's good about Boris?

For all her faults Theresa May had more integrity in her little finger than this blustering charlatan. He’s promised all things to all people, which he can’t possibly deliver, and I think even he may come to regret having devoted himself unstintingly to his self aggrandisement. It will all end in tears - and we will suffer for it.

Those of you who are not cheered by the elevation of Johnson might like this analysis by Ian Dunt:

www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/07/23/boris-johnson-the-next-human-sacrifice-to-the-brexit-machine

Thank you maisie a succinct summary of the truth.

Can't recall there ever being a PM of this country that has their father speak for them on many occasions! I fear that the electorate of this country are starting to get politics mixed up with I'm a Celebrity...

Boris has been praised by his friend Trump, as a fellow celebrity. He told his supporters that Boris was a great guy and they're calling him the British Trump -they really like me over there and they all cheered hystericallly

I think the TV personality Stanley, is pulling a lot of strings.

Varian - I don’t think any of that is a good thing.

I quite agree hooty

Many ex-politicians become 'tv personalities'.

Isn't Stanley a Remainer?
Interesting.

I can't bear to look at the man. I cannot believe that in spite of all that's been exposed about his lies, misogynistic attitudes and racism, he is the PM of this country, thanks to the Tory members who decided he was the man to reside at the most prestigious address in the nation. I truly hope he's not there for long.

The only fun note of today was when my GS, who doesn't live in the UK and is not a native speaker of English, said he thought Tories were people who just come to the UK for a short holiday.

He's vile. How anybody can like him is beyond me. Send Doris [to my part. East Lancashire . He wouldn't think he was in the U.K. He's a total embarrassing shambles. Don't any1 call the ' Youth ' of today when only 3 weeks ago the police were called to a domestic at our PMs GF flat...what a role model

Fennel.... you are right, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, we may need to revisit this topic in six months time.
I don’t like the man ( not that liking a PM actually matters)
But...if he can sort out the deadlock in Parliament and get this country moving on from leaving the EU then that will certainly be something.

Good post as usual Day6.

I just can’t take him seriously, and the couple of programs I’ve seen about him over the last few weeks, haven’t endeared me to him at all, quite the opposite.

At work yesterday, when all our phones started pinging announcing the news, the atmosphere was very somber, we’re aged between 28 and 65 and everyone felt the same, worried for the future

I’ve always liked him. Let’s at least give him a chance, he shouldn’t just be written off!

Who’s to say what sort of PM he’ll make?

No one could be worse than Theresa May!

News blackout in this house I'm afraid. I can't stand all the back-slapping nonsense and his smarmy grin.

If TM was the worst PM Ladygrace, where would you place Cameron, the instigator of all this upset and distress. I think history may be kinder to TM. We'll see.

Yes Ginny it’s a day for listening to music

Ginny

I’m with you I’m afraid, couldn’t watch last nights news, and have just turned off the Today program.

I agree also about David Cameron, he should be hanging his head in shame, I wasn’t a huge Theresa fan, but the poor woman had everything against her, I shall never forget how she was hounded by her own party, and I will never vote Tory again.

David Cameron need not hang his head in shame, he finally gave the people what they wanted, to be asked their opinions on whether or not we should be part of the EU.
Theresa May has been useless in my opinion, she failed to take us out of the EU because she didn’t want to take us out of the EU. That’s why she agreed to a deal that stitched us up. Tony Blair promised a referendum but refused to give us one, I think he was the greatest liar we ever had as a PM ( and that is leaving aside the lies he told Parliament and us about Iraq.) John Major signed us up to the Massstricht Treaty without even asking us what we wanted, other countries had referendum about this (leaving aside that they kept on repeating the referendum until they got the right answer.)

So I like Boris Johnson, he needs to be given a chance.

I'm not a fan of Boris at all, he seems like a man who's never grown up properly. But let's give him a chance. Maybe he will be better than we think. And at least politics will be more fun now.

maddyone you took the words right out of my mouth. Actually aren’t the lyrics to a song? My daughter has met Boris in a professional capacity when she ran her own business. She was introducing him to an audience of business executives. She said when he was backstage as she was introducing him she could see him ruffle up his hair because that’s the Boris everyone expects. So let’s give him a chance, he has to be better than his predecessor.

Maddyone, so you've swallowed the rhetoric the media and megawealthy (who are the only ones who stand to gain from Brexit) would have you to believe?
There is no logical reason why he should be better than May, who had an impossible task. Was the Chelsea manager after Jose Mourinho better than Mourinho just because he "had to be better"? Strangely enough, they've all been worse.

If you like growstuff, I’ll just carry on with my opinion and you can carry on with yours.

I don't need your consent to hold an opinion, maddyone, so why do you feel the need to be so patronising?

The only person I would trust to get us out of the EU is Nigel Farage but as that is not an option then we must just hope Boris delivers