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Jimshorts
Original Poster
90 posts
15 months
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I was pretty surprised when Boris got elected Mayor of London the first time and thought it must be the equivalent of spoiling your ballot paper or putting Jedi down as your religion on the Census - a bit of typically British having fun with authority. Then he got elected again and people seem to now be talking about him being a prospective Prime Minister.
So what is the deal there? What is it that appeals to Londoners about Boris that isn't obvious to me, and I would guess most other non-Londoners. Would you have Boris as PM?
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grumbledoak
15,704 posts
102 months
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Not being a lying hypocrite is a big plus to me. I'd happily have him as PM.
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B Huey
4,881 posts
68 months
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grumbledoak said: Not being a lying hypocrite is a big plus to me. I'd happily have him as PM. Yes, in that way he could only be an improvement on Cameron.
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OzzyR1
2,180 posts
101 months
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Jimshorts said: I was pretty surprised when Boris got elected Mayor of London the first time and thought it must be the equivalent of spoiling your ballot paper or putting Jedi down as your religion on the Census - a bit of typically British having fun with authority. Then he got elected again and people seem to now be talking about him being a prospective Prime Minister.
So what is the deal there? What is it that appeals to Londoners about Boris that isn't obvious to me, and I would guess most other non-Londoners. Would you have Boris as PM? I like the bloke and as a Londoner appreciate the fact that he speaks his mind a lot of the time without toeing the party line. That and he is much prefereable to the odious Livingstone. Whether that would change as an MP, who knows, and if it didn't would it be a good thing on the world stage, don't know about that either. The pool of Cameron and Milliband as current leaders is seriously lacking though and it would be good to see what someone different would be capable of. Think a lot of people are fooled with the very intelligent "blundering" persona he has crafted too. Wouldn't be surprised if this was a total facade as he is clearly a very intelligent individual. Also, I was in Hyde Park on this day and it was the first time in my life I have heard a crowd chanting a politician's name (About 1min 35s). OK, it might have been a bit of Olympic fever but the man knows how to work a crowd: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19006480
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jains15
941 posts
42 months
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Looked at in isolation, I don't BoJo would make a good pm overall. However if you factor in the uselessness of the current lot than I think we could do much worse
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B Huey
4,881 posts
68 months
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The Tories think that Boris is electoral gold, he got in by a slim margin in London because a lot of Londoners have simply had enough of Livingstone. I said when it was announced that Ken was standing again that I'd have preferred anyone but him.
Boris may be loved around these parts, how he goes down in the North of the country is probably a different matter. Also the ladies don't really want a PM who can't keep his dick in his trousers.
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Life Saab Itch
34,035 posts
57 months
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BoJo, Hague and May have long been talked about as the golden trio in Tory circles.
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
99 months
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The bumbling, old Etonian idiot act doesn't fool me for a minute. I bet he's a right ruthless b  d underneath.
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dave stew
1,316 posts
36 months
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Agreed. You don't succeed in politics by being nice!
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Carthage
2,964 posts
13 months
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He's cute, and I like his hair. 
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GTIR
19,072 posts
135 months
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Carthage said: He's cute, and I like his hair. +1
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Adam B
6,835 posts
123 months
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Thank god for Boris, otherwise we would have that ghastly lefty t t Ken Possibly a bit too gaffe prone to be a PM, you get away with that in Italy not UK
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V8mate
34,915 posts
58 months
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Boris is a great political character. I'd like to see Daniel Hannan as our next PM though; I think he'd actually get some 'stuff' done.
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ali_kat
22,439 posts
90 months
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I'd vote for him 
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Fittster
14,918 posts
82 months
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He's a politician, that tells you all you need to know about the man.
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sday12
4,189 posts
80 months
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Pesty
25,765 posts
125 months
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Fittster said: He's a politician, that tells you all you need to know about the man. Yep I'd go further though, the guy comes across as a right prat to me. The type i'd avoid in a pub. I'm sure its got nothing to do with party he belongs to that he has such support on here. If labour had such a character would he be lauded as much as the Phers do? don't think so.
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Agrispeed
722 posts
28 months
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I think Boris would be a great MP, as he does not just follow the party line, he does what he wants, which is really want you want in a MP, rather than someone just saying what he is told by those higher up. he is also very charismatic, and plays the idiot, but I suspect is a pretty shrewd and intelligent bloke underneath... the article mentions his outbursts of temper, but i seem to remember that Brown had umm... similar? also John Simpson (a God/ war reporter) was punched on his first day by Harold Wilson  , so its hardly a trait that is new... i think it would be great to have someone who does what they think is correct, rather than following what they are suppost to do via party convention, it would mean that things, may possibly get done. I also think that he is actually quite honest, and at least keeps the bulls t to a minimum, unlike, for example the Milliband(s).
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OzzyR1
2,180 posts
101 months
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sday12 said: The Guardian, renowned for it's unbiased views and not at all left-wing, anti-Tory status and use of journalists trying to promote their own books. Oh no, wait...
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wl606
166 posts
69 months
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grumbledoak said: Not being a lying hypocrite is a big plus to me. I'd happily have him as PM. Er, he was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet for lying.
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