> Boris actually seemed to be a charismatic leader in the same class as Blair and Thatcher but seems to have been rather morally flawed which ended up bringing about his downfall.

the charismatic bumbling idiot thing was always pure stagecraft. he deliberately messes up his hair before going in front of cameras.

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irishcoffee 11 hours ago | parent [-]

I have no opinion on the man at all, but rather, what politician doesn't participate in stagecraft?

	▲	ryandrake 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yea I’m not in the UK but Boris’s schtick reminded me of George W Bush’s ridiculous “hard workin’ folksy swagger” routine. The guy was from Connecticut, went to Harvard, and never worked a hard day in his life.