Boris

[liadnan]

The commenters on the most recent post on Boris' blog have been quick in sympathising with his departure from the Conservative front bench.

Foolish move on Howard's part I reckon. Also just wrong: I live in hope that one day when some sex scandal breaks about a politician their party will quite properly shrug and point out that it's irrelevant.

Just back from seeing Hero with Katy and Joff. Very good, though not quite as impressive as Crouching Tiger, and slightly marred by the blatant totalitarian sub-text (I may be slow, but I didn't notice a subversive sub-sub-text).

Comments

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

Can't decide how I feel about this one. On the one hand, Michael H embarrassed (good) and Tories in increasing disarray (good). On the other hand, politics slightly less interesting (bad). However, it has reminded me that much as I enjoy both reading Boris and reading about Boris, I'd hate it if he were in charge.

Re your 'I live in hope' - isn't that pretty much what Blunkett did? Not that he's necessarily the role model of your dreams.

[liadnan]

I'd forgotten Blunkett (who I loathe and despise possibly more than any other British politician of my lifetime, Margaret Hilda T and Anthony Charles Lynton B included).

I don't think Boris would ever really be in charge of the party. As a minister I think hbe'd be fine.

Also, I'd rather the Tories won the next election than New Labour did. In an ideal world, I'd rather a liberal government, but I don't see it this time.

[frankie-ecap.livejournal.com]

I must admit I've rather forgotten why I don't want a conservative victory. It used to be about all those Home Secretary-related things.

On another note, from the boriswatch website: Famously disorganised, Boris once explained the lateness of his work by claiming that "dark forces dragged me away from the keyboard, swirling forces of irresistible intensity and power"

For this, one can forgive quite a bit.