Boris Johnson the Richard III clown

 

References to  Johnson’s clown/fool role including Richard III   bring to mind Johnson’s performance in the Eton School performance that was intended to be of Richard III with Johnson in the title role.

He knew he was unprepared and put prompts on cuffs and pillars, but still had recourse to random ad-libs which set the audience laughing uproariously but wrecked the play for all other participants and for serious followers.

In other words he was unprepared and made it up as he went along, with disastrous results, without losing support,  just as he later did with Brexit, Covid-19, and Prime Ministership in general.

Show me the boy and I will show you the man.

 

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