Skippy:
Not in Scotland, Wales, the North, Northern Ireland and certainly not Liverpool. His shadow cabinet career was characterised by laziness, a failure to grasp a junior brief and he was sacked by Michael Howard.
Scotland - Labour heartland and therefore irrelevant.
Wales - Labour heartland and therefore irrelevant.
the North - Labour heartland and therefore irrelevant.
Northern Ireland - Unionist and Left-footer heartland and therefore irrelevant.
Liverpool - Labour heartland and therefore irrelevant.
Lazy? Sure. He is not my favorite either, I would much prefer David Davies.
However, as you know, politics is becoming more than ever a popularity contest, rather than a serious business. Heck, Obama only had to pretend to be black to get elected and get a Nobel Prize for doing sweet FA. And if you remember, Obama's comprehensive and detailed election policy was 'we want change'. Yeah, that's real serious politics, that is.
Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how it works out, Boris may well get elected simply because he is an outspoken 'character', while Cameron is perceived more and more as a fudger who is out of touch with society.
But since Boris has nailed his flag to the mast of the Silver-Boris airport, if he does get elected he will be honour-bound to go ahead with the project. They may be sinking piles in the Thames sooner than you think.
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