If you’re a left leaning voter the Speccie is almost _never_ going to have an article for you.

And the “almost” is simply because often the articles are very well written and a pleasure to read even when the actual topic and argument are deeply deranged. Amazingly this was especially true when Boris was the editor!

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skrebbel 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Why is that amazing? For all his faults, Boris Johnson is an excellent writer.

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ggm an hour ago | parent | next [-]

There is an amazing write up[0] of somebody who was present when Boris gave some apparently "impromptu" speeches who absolutely pins him to the ground on his technique for appearing haphazard, off-the-cuff when it's patently clear its a rehearsed schtick. The man is literate.

The problem is he is also almost amoral, and should never have been allowed to occupy a position of authority. He has some charming qualities, and he has some deeply unpleasant ones. (at least, from what I know of him from reading online, having never met him in the flesh)

[0]: "My Boris Johnson Story" by Jeremy Vine: https://spectator.com/article/my-boris-johnson-story/

	▲	mdp2021 37 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> literate There is form and there is content. Poor content is more dangerous with alluring form. Some declared having witnessed a bewildering scientific ignorance ("He can't understand data representations").
	▲	gherkinnn 25 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		What a thrilling read!

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onetokeoverthe 34 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

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