Re: Boris Johnson
Originally Posted by
MickB
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I think the fact Boris has won two terms as London Mayor, has two main reasons. Firstly he does come across as a human being (despite his incredibly privileged background); and secondly, he wasn't Ken Livingstone.
Many people in London, like me, despite being on the left of politics, couldn't stomach any more of Livingstone's corrupt, "jobs for the boys" cronyism, his anti-semitism and his feting of various Islamic fundamentalists.
Of the two, I would rather go out for a night out with Boris than Ken.
Overall, I would rather neither of them were representative of UK politics. It would be nice if we had a party of politicians who actually cared about ordinary people for a change rather than kow-towing to their corporate masters and the EU bureacrats.
I have a sneaking suspicion that dear old Boris would do quite a good job - he is opinionated enough to tell America to fight its own battles for a start!
Apparently, quoting the programme, Boris comes from 'a mongrel background' so maybe that's why he is more in touch with ordinary people.
Other than that, I completely agree with your post.