Is Boris Johnson the British Trump?
I've heard this said by people and there kind of is some truth in it though of course there are differences.
Trump is a very American archetype and Johnson is a very English one. The American is a walking cliche of the brash and flashy business tycoon whereas Johnson is a walking cliche of something closer to home. He's a 'toff' and a 'cad'. The posh-boy who never grew up who is entertaining but utterly flakey and unreliable. So no, not the sort of person you would think qualified to be PM and yes, this has been said before.
Johnson's career has been the very definition of failing upwards. He got fired from his newspaper job for lying, got recorded organising to beat up a journalist, was a national embarrassment as a Foreign Secretary but he is likely to be the next leader of our country. Every time he's failed, a combination of charisma, contacts and class privilege helped him survive and go to the next level.
His one reasonable job was as mayor of London, where he ran the city (or his advisors did!) as a liberal conservative. Since then, he's hitched his banner to the populist-right bandwagon that is Brexit, for no other reason than he thought it would benefit his career. Unfortunately, he's set to be proven correct but at great cost to the country. Its well known he's coveted leadership for a long time but he's driven by ego and not principle. He claims to be in favour of a no-deal Brexit.
Trump is a very American archetype and Johnson is a very English one. The American is a walking cliche of the brash and flashy business tycoon whereas Johnson is a walking cliche of something closer to home. He's a 'toff' and a 'cad'. The posh-boy who never grew up who is entertaining but utterly flakey and unreliable. So no, not the sort of person you would think qualified to be PM and yes, this has been said before.
Johnson's career has been the very definition of failing upwards. He got fired from his newspaper job for lying, got recorded organising to beat up a journalist, was a national embarrassment as a Foreign Secretary but he is likely to be the next leader of our country. Every time he's failed, a combination of charisma, contacts and class privilege helped him survive and go to the next level.
His one reasonable job was as mayor of London, where he ran the city (or his advisors did!) as a liberal conservative. Since then, he's hitched his banner to the populist-right bandwagon that is Brexit, for no other reason than he thought it would benefit his career. Unfortunately, he's set to be proven correct but at great cost to the country. Its well known he's coveted leadership for a long time but he's driven by ego and not principle. He claims to be in favour of a no-deal Brexit.
41-45, M
