to think that Boris Jonson

[hobnobsaremyfavourite]

....is as mad as several buses. Just listened to his speech welcoming the world to London in a year. I just wonder what the rest of the world make of Boris

I think he's a bit of a prick myself.

But then,that's me all over

I think he is actually a very clever man who has carefully cultivated an image of a buffoon in order to get away with murder.

I loved watching his speech though because David Cameron clearly found it excrutiating Anything to see DC suffer is worth it

Not literally (AFAIK)

should have stuck to being a professional oaf on gameshows instead of running one of the greatest cities in the world.

I think he's as mad as a bicycle but I do like him.

Agree that the clown persona has been carefully honed over the years. He's nobody's fool.

Everything about the Conservative party is so slick and stage managed and I get the feling that Boris just likes to wind up the party machine with his loose canon shtick

Oh and I def do not think he's stupid!

if ever there was proof that even with the best private education you can still end up being an absolute prized buffoon boris is it, he is embarrassing and should not be in control of the greatest city in the world. did anyone see the sausages remark on election night last year, it was hilarious unintentionally

though it amuses me that he obviously annoys the hell out of david and his side kick george and he dies occasionally come out with something very untory like, though he is soon made to shut up

Mad as cheese!

(Though I agree with tethers, it's a bloody good act).

But, despite his unquestionable amusement value, give me Ken any day.

I used to think he was great and I loved his faux buffoon image, but now I just think he's an idiot. I appreciate that he's intelligent, but he overdoes the buffoon image and it's starting to get right on my nerves.

I really like him. He makes me laugh, whether it's a cultivated image or not - I agree with hobnobs that anything that makes Cameron cringe is a big in my book.

I think he is fab, so funny and probably very clever but just a bit half witted. and is love life is like a soap opera- not sure how he gets away with it!

It's all an image and he plays to it well, he's seriously switched on under all that hair.

DC had the most fixed grin ever on his face this evening. I love watching him suffer

i do not think its an image at all, he may at times ham it up but he has made himself look stupid at times with his comments, if it was an act i do not think he woudl do this when questioned on serious and important issues

It's very French to have the Mayor of the capital at barely-hidden daggers drawn with the PM even (perhaps especially) when they are of the same party. Ken and Tony/Gordon - now Boris and Dave.

He was on LBC yesterday instead of Nick Ferrari when I was driving about doing my very caring NHS person home visits.

Had to switch the radio off, bleedin idiot. Can't stand his bumbling blabbering nonsense.

Oh that was a shambles. An hour with Boris turned into about 30 minutes and Ferrari couldn't keep his trap shut for any of it. Give me Boris over that eejit any day.

He's very entertaining, clever and witty. But he's a Tory

I've never got the impression that he actually cares about London and Londoners. More about him impressing others with his position. Twat. And a philanderer to boot.

Boris is spectacular! I want him to be PM.

Oh he's fab... love him to bits. He marches to the beat of his own drum and has the craziest hair ever. When my hairdresser has rough-dried my hair, Boris and I could be twins....

Boris for PM!!

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