The Johnson papers

[malumbu]

Let's see how this runs.  Maybe not a suprise but if only half of what the Guardian said is true it's damning.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/08/what-are-the-boris-johnson-files-former-prime-minister

[Sue]

Definitely no surprises there.

Edited 9 hours ago by Sue

[Jenijenjen]

I'd really like to see him receive his comeuppance but no matter how damning the evidence, I'm very cynical he'll receive any appropriate punitive measure that will hurt or cause him shame.

[malumbu]

1. He's immune to criticism

2.  I reckon much of the press and public hold a light out for him because he is such a funny chap

3.  Some on the right still consider him a Messiah and would welcome him both back in the Tory party and in Reform.

Edited 8 hours ago by malumbu
Used the wrong metiphor!

[Jenijenjen]

Made me laugh, not in a good way, to learn Nadine Dorries, his no 1 groupie, is trying to pave his way into Reform. 

[Angelina]

38 minutes ago, malumbu said:

1. He's immune to criticism

2.  I reckon much of the press and public hold a light out for him because he is such a funny chap

3.  Some on the right still consider him a Messiah and would welcome him both back in the Tory party and in Reform.

I challenge point 2.

There is nothing amusing about this man at all. 
 

oh, I get the irony now. Very clever.

[malumbu]

It wasn't irony many of the population think he is amusing.  I can't print what I think. There is a whole wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Boris_Johnson

Quoting from this: Unique aspects of Johnson's image have included his perceived comedic or humorous persona and semi-shambolic appearance.

And frighteningly from a 2011 biography

He is blessed with immense charisma, wit, sex appeal and celebrity gold dust; he is also recognised and loved by millions

I've compared him with Quagmire from family guy in the past, giggity giggity

[jazzer]

4 hours ago, malumbu said:

1. He's immune to criticism

2.  I reckon much of the press and public hold a light out for him because he is such a funny chap

3.  Some on the right still consider him a Messiah and would welcome him both back in the Tory party and in Reform.

1. No he's not, he made a pigs ear of things, his leadership was poor and his behaviour was unbecoming of the highest office in the land. 

2. No they don't,  he was a prime buffoon

3. Not a messiah, in no way. He caused great damage to both the Party and Country after three years of differing by May. The only thing he completed was B  r  e  x  i  t. 

Are we paying the price. Don't ask me, I was in an induced coma at the time, fighting for my own life.  

 

Edited 3 hours ago by jazzer

[malumbu]

Let me rephrase this

He does not seem to be personally bothered by the impact he has.  Rather than immune from somebody taking action against him.  Although the bar had to be raised and raised before anyone did anything, and there are still those in his party who think it was wrong to get rid of him.

He delivered a poor Brexit so didn't get that right.  He didn't believe in it, in the first place, he was just getting one up on his chum Dave.

[Angelina]

he's not on the general radar - not with the Labour tax scandal and the new Tories wanting to buddy up with Starmer (on their terms).

if anything, he's a irrelevant distraction from some real alarms

[Sephiroth]

48 minutes ago, malumbu said:

Let me rephrase this

He does not seem to be personally bothered by the impact he has.  Rather than immune from somebody taking action against him.  Although the bar had to be raised and raised before anyone did anything, and there are still those in his party who think it was wrong to get rid of him.

He delivered a poor Brexit so didn't get that right.  He didn't believe in it, in the first place, he was just getting one up on his chum Dave.

Well he couldn’t deliver anything better than a poor brexit. Because no such thing exists