Something to remember about Boris: his spectacular laziness is always at war with his fragile ego.
So he hires people to tell him what to do. But eventually gets upset at jokes about him being told what to do. Then fires those people and hires someone ELSE to tell him what to do
So he hires people to tell him what to do. But eventually gets upset at jokes about him being told what to do. Then fires those people and hires someone ELSE to tell him what to do
There's a couple of stages between the two, but it's relatively easy to see coming.
You just watch for him announcing giant pointless projects. That's normally his last attempt to make people talk about him instead. If they don't get traction, he gets sulky and starts firing.
You just watch for him announcing giant pointless projects. That's normally his last attempt to make people talk about him instead. If they don't get traction, he gets sulky and starts firing.
One of the advantages he had as mayor was that he could just appoint a shitload of deputy mayors to do a lot of the legwork. And they had no political power OUTSIDE of him.
Made binning them as part of temper tantrum nice and easy.
Doesn't work as well with MPs or proper SPADs.
Made binning them as part of temper tantrum nice and easy.
Doesn't work as well with MPs or proper SPADs.
Frankly, the only difference between Boris Johnson and Henry VIII is that Henry was actually quite a talented writer.
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