Comments on: Fear of Boris http://order-order.com/2005/05/14/fear-of-boris/ Parliamentary plots and conspiracy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:37:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Christopher Hobe Morrison http://order-order.com/2005/05/14/fear-of-boris/#comment-1245 Mon, 30 May 2005 15:46:00 +0000 http://www.order-order.com/2005/05/fear-of-boris/#comment-1245 I have a feeling that no matter who is selected as Tory leader they will have parts added and subtracted by various wings of the party, even without the Euro constitution, to the extent that they will end up like a monstrosity. Ken Clarke, any of them. Some of them might be more fun than others. Think of Norman Tidbit as Tory leader, for example. But wasn’t William Hague a good leader, intelligent and well-spoken, but carrying so much baggage around with him it’s a wonder he could walk let alone campaign.

Christopher

]]> By: Christopher Hobe Morrison http://order-order.com/2005/05/14/fear-of-boris/#comment-1244 Mon, 30 May 2005 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.order-order.com/2005/05/fear-of-boris/#comment-1244 Boris as Tory leader might make for a fun election but don’t the Tories actually want to win? Would anybody actually vote for them if they thought he would actually be PM?

Christopher

]]> By: Curiostory http://order-order.com/2005/05/14/fear-of-boris/#comment-1193 Sat, 14 May 2005 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.order-order.com/2005/05/fear-of-boris/#comment-1193 I agree with Guido. There is no way Boris could be PM. Those who think he only feigns being a buffoon are quite mistaken – extraordinary though it may seem he really is one. Can you imagine Boris reaching out to the working class of the north-east? Never PM material. I must do everything in my power to warn fellow party members.

Whether the Tory party can risk a aristo-looking person is debatable. Labour can evidently get away with it, especially if he becomes blokish and drinks coffee from a mug. But the Tories? Not so sure – and that could be the biggest sticking point for David Cameron.

Incidentally, is Francis Maude a complete ‘no no’?

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