And all not only preventable but proof of a moronic hubris that beggars belief.

He has to go after this. I confess that when these stories started, I just dismissed them and assumed that Johnson would ride it out, just like he always has. But now...he has to go because he is clearly as thick as s***. Anybody who thought this kind of event was A: A good idea and B: Would not be exposed is simply not fit to run a bath, let alone a country.

Why on earth would anybody have even considered such a crass and offensive act when people could not say goodbye to loved ones on their death beds, nor attend funerals, were canceling weddings and prevented from seeing their friends? And yet they all decide to enjoy some drinks and nibbles with each other? It was a staggeringly stupid decision.

This goes beyond party politics, it really does.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

You portray the UK being in the eu since its inception as a country. We were in for 40 odd years the UK is 1000s of years old. A change is as good as a rest and we are resting from all the red tape.

That would depend on the crime and proof of commiting said crime really.

I agree. I am just glad that others are now realising what a plonker this man really is.

He is living evidence that you can fool all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but not all of the people all of the time.

His time is up. Give him his hat and a Boris bike to anywhere but Downing St.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I have given a reasoned explanation of what populism involves. There's no "spin" there at all. You just don't like being presented with uncomfortable facts.

I used the death penalty example because it's one where there has traditionally been a wide gap between what the public want and what the politicians deliver. In the UK the support for the death penalty was as high as 65% in favour less than a decade ago but has since declined to below 50%. So a populist government now would not introduce it, whilst 10 years ago they may well have done. Those decisions not based on any moral judgements of right, or wrong, but solely on delivering what is popular, which in turn keeps them in power. This isn't leadership. It's pandering to popular opinion. Which is a foolish way to run a country.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

The most likely source for all these shenanigans is Cummings. Boris may appear to be a buffoon, but you don't get to achieve what he has done, in political life, by being stupid. Can you possibly imagine the dirt he has on others within his party and I guess that is why his cabinet are circling the wagons. Labour have finally got him on the ropes and I am expecting that they call for a series of public inquiries, chaired by retired Labour mp's to investigate. I hope he calls a snap General Election. If the Conservatives lose he skips into private life with the prospect of millions at his finger tips, from writing his memoirs etc and if they win, well adieu to the Labour party. Win win for Boris, lose lose for conservatives and labour.