No attempt to say why Johnson isn’t vile. That’ll be because they can’t absolutely!
He's an appallingly extreme bigot who will even further divide this country.
I'm not and never have been completely convinced that his actions re nazanin Radcliffe were a "mistake"
He's dangerous, doesn't care about anyone but himself, his only interest in being a politician is to have and exercise power.
The other candidates aren't great but they're far less overtly and clearly dangerous as him.
The only good thing that could possibly come out of his being PM is that fact FINALLY making the tories unelectable!
QueenBeee he was a fucking disaster as a mayor!
He's a hypocrite and a turncoat with no moral fibre whatsoever.
I'm genuinely terrified of the prospect of this excuse of a man becoming PM, I can absolutely without a hint of irony see such a disastrous decision resulting in a civil war in the uk.
Because he WOULD:
Push greater cuts to public services including the police
Push greater cuts to welfare benefits leading to increased crime and general frustration
Sell out the Nhs leading to fear, desperation and greater numbers of patients who become aggressive through lack of treatment (not just the mentally ill, of which I'm one, but there are many other conditions where lack of treatment can result in aggressive behaviour)
push for a hard border in Northern Ireland and possibly issues with Scotland too. Not to mention inflaming the leavers v Remainers situation generally.
Even if he stepped down immediately after forcing a no deal brexit the damage would be done.
"Because I can't think of a single PM who has fit the bill for decades." Neither can I. The last remotely close to "normal" background pm we even had was James Callaghan.
The very best thing we could do for the country is to end the Westminster gravy train.
I'm not just talking expenses and direct benefits of this kind as for the wealthier ones this is a mere drop in the ocean. But things like mps being allowed:
To be property developers...while voting on renters rights
To have shares in private healthcare companies...while voting on healthcare and matters affecting the Nhs
To be in hedge funds...while voting on how they're regulated and monitored
To be owners & directors of private utilities companies...while voting on their regulation and how much they can profit
Make being an MP only attractive to those genuinely interested in serving the public. But equally make it easier & cheaper to stand as an MP - while in theory it "only" costs £500 the reality is it costs close to £50k to run a campaign. I think it would be very interesting if candidates were very limited in what they could spend on a campaign.
"he only wants to win the office, not do the job" exactly!
Thatcher was at least competent and had her own ideals which she stuck to.
I think the most dangerous thing about Johnson is that nobody really knows what he actually believes in, what he actually cares about (if anything) because what he claims to be his beliefs so rapidly change if they're not "working" for him.