What is Boris exactly?
16 Mar 2007 - JG
Don't forget to vote in the "what is Boris anyway?" poll.
I agree with bgprior - Boris is a sharp cookie and is playing the rest of us for the fool. His blog is excellent (if only it were updated more often) and his knowledge on a range of subjects is of the highest order. He is also his own man and not afraid to speak out - hence he is often lampooned in the media yet at the same time he is loyal to old school pal Dave. He is trapped in no man's land - if left to himself I believe he would be a individualist, but he is too loyal to the party to really express this. If you look at his voting record on Theyworkforyou.com, it gives you a little insight in to his political beliefs:
- Moderately against introducing a smoking ban.
- Moderately against introducing ID cards.
- Quite strongly against introducing foundation hospitals.
- Quite strongly against introducing student top-up fees.
- Moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
- Very strongly for the Iraq war.
- Moderately for investigating the Iraq war.
- Very strongly against the fox hunting ban.
- A mixture of for and against equal gay rights.
I voted for Individualist, but as it's Boris, I reckon we give him his own category.