Boris Johnsons speech at the UN

I didn’t think that it was a funny speech.
If I didn’t know who he was I would have thought that it was a really good speech.
Johnson was obviously in his element speaking to a new audience.
However, I do know who he is.
His allusions to the Classics are tedious and pretentious.
But more importantly I find it difficult to listen to anything he says as he is a proven liar.

I don't think he will change his style of speaking now. We are stuck with it.
He does have a certain je ne sais quoi.

Huh. I know quoi……but too polite to say on here.

Apparently there was hardly anyone in the audience.
It did sound a bit odd that there was no laughter. You could hear him pausing for the laughter in the Kermit bit for example.
It must have been a difficult speech to deliver for this reason.
He does love an audience!

Just say it Lucca and add "scuse my French!"

Thr speech in full, with subtitles available.

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1301247-United-Kingdom-Prime-Minister-Right-Honourable-Boris-Johnson-MP-at-the-United-Nations-Wednesday-22-September-2021

Johnson's words are never worth the paper they're written on. I can't get excited about yet another of his incoherent rambles. We know he's forgotten all about it by now and it has no bearing at all on what happens next in the UK.

Have we forgotten that actions speak louder than words?

However, we can see that it goes down well with those who prefer being entertained to being responsibly governed...

This particular speech wasn’t an ‘incoherent ramble’ though
( for a change) it was actually quite a good and sensible one.
I think if you take the speech and separate it from held prejudices about Johnson you will see that.

I agree with that lemongrove
It was a good speech, and he delivered it well.
I think that he really wants this to be his legacy

Well what’s he doing about it? Can he walk the walk?

Think about it.

If he wants COP and tackling climate to be his legacy, what about his actions?

Opening a new oil field in the North Sea.
New deep coal mine in Cumbria
The polluting of our waters
The push towards less regulation

On and on it goes

I agree lemongrove and Fanny it was a good speech.

Good speech, well delivered.

If only he was actually doing something about it.

COP26 isn't the turning point, that was Kyoto in 1997. But we can't blame Johnson for that. We can blame him for thinking its OK to open a new oilfield though.

Did he actually say green collar workers? Crikey, he's got a good speech writer. The Kermit bit was a bit cringey, no? Almost as bad as the ancient Greek. I think he expects his audience to get the allusions and when they don't he starts over-explaining.