The Gentleman
Well-Known Member
Are you actually serious when you say that?I would prefer Johnson to Osborne. One is about the closest to the man on the street that you will get for a Tory. The other has no charisma. He would look more in place as Labour leader.
And if he was looking for votes why has he gone against his party and joined the side that will lose?
Number 8, I'll help you out is Boris Johnson. Sat here on the steps of Oxford in one of the most ridiculously posh not so secret clubs called the Bullingdon Club. This is after his education at Eton. If you haven't seen a film called 'The Riot Club' then this might give you an idea how your man on the street is not that close to the working class. There are lots of Tory politicians who have not had anywhere near the same upbringing as the buffoon Johnson.
You mention Cameron stumbling on Sky News the other day, Can I suggest you read a transcript of Johnson evading questions from Jenny Jones and Darren Johnson or his interview with Eddie Mair. There are many many more on the web if you want to look. Johnson changes like the wind and is no different to most politicians (which is why I cannot believe the naivety of some on here at Lucas and others) so to say he is better than Cameron is just absurd. To me they are as bad as each other and if your think that Johnson tells it how it is then I'm afraid that you're just being sucked in.
You and others mention Switzerland as doing well although not being in the EU but one of the big reasons for that is because they have a protected economy. If you want to watch Newsnight on iplayer from last night you'll see Andrea Leadsom (a Leave campaigner) get ripped to bits by an expert in trade negotiations (no, not Grendel) and he talks about why Switzerland do well and we wouldn't.