Any Boris Fans Still Out There?

[diddlydo]

Does Boris have any support amongst thinking people?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/18/sinking-without-trace-rightwing-press-turns-on-boris-johnson-coronavirus

[teacake44]

I'm still waiting for you to load you're answer.

[dannyk13]

Teacake, I see that you are swerving the question.Typical.

[teacake44]

No answer to track and trace then? swerving then ?

[fiction-factory]

>there were 30 thousand people supposed to be doing it?? there's still 29,950 waiting to work

Have you got a link for that Teacake?

[pixie374]

I still like him... as much as I like any politician. Who do you think would have done better, Diddly?

[teacake44]

ff you've got a really bad memory regarding any of Matt Hancock's or Boris's statement of the past, would you like for once to do your own homework instead of asking for everything to be put on a plate for you.

[fiction-factory]

I still like him but this clearly is not the sort of thing he's good at and he's not taking people with him.
He wants to be seen to be leading but I think he should involve all parties more in the next step- agree a consensus, and maybe set up a cross party committee. I actually think it will still lead to the same measures but they may be more acceptable to the public

[fiction-factory]

You made it up then. I knew really

[fiction-factory]

^ that was for Teacake

[douglas9401]

You mean time to spread the blame and try to limit damage FF?

[teacake44]

15.29 Theresa May!!

[gulliver1]

15.39 , Juvenile

[teacake44]

15.38 ff Its Matt and Boris making it up, spouting off in the house of commons, may be if you search all the headlines over the past 7 months you will come across it. 30k track and trace workers, all talk and no action yet again.

[fiction-factory]

No- do the right thing, douglas, ot least something better. If he's doing it wrong then it can only help if others come up with a plan. How else will things change, Douglas. Unless of course you think he's doing just fine.

[fiction-factory]

It's Test and Trace Teacake. You made up the 29950 bit then.

[douglas9401]

You seem tired, FF, perhaps a siesta would help.

[teacake44]

15.48ff now you're getting there, that's the one!! that never happened.
Their still sitting at the other end of the phone waiting. 30 thousand he said, that will sort it said Matt.

[fiction-factory]

You don't need to give a meaningful answer douglas- a diversionary sentence will do if you have no answer, but this one's well short of your usual one-liners which are usually rather funny

[jim360]

The Daily Mail also seems to have turned against Johnson recently, ditto the Telegraph, although whether that reflects the views of the country or not is moot. I suspect that Johnson still has some support, partly because he almost died and partly because, yes, it's clearly one of the most difficult situations the country has faced, and most people would appreciate that any leader would struggle.

One question I'd ask, though, is -- is there anything unique that Johnson is actually bringing to his office? It doesn't do to suggest that he's "following the Science", both because "the Science" is not one single opinion on policy anyway and because, if so, that would make Johnson redundant. If nobody else would do any different, then why is it so important that we stick with Johnson? I suppose that goes the other way, ie why replace him if it makes no difference, but what I mean is that for someone to have positive *support*, surely that means they are bringing something unique, and beneficial, to the role. If so, what?

[ichkeria]

The one thing he did bring was a positive, upbeat demeanour.
But that has rebounded because if there’s one thing people don’t like, it’s being constantly told something is marvellous when it turns out not to be.