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To be fair to BoJo, he was elected as Mayor of London on two consecutive occasions so I wouldn't underestimate him. He also has substantially greater charisma than Theresa May who was extremely awkward when she campaigned in the 2017 election. She fought a campaign based on the relative personalities of herself and Jeremy Corbyn, but forgot that she doesn't actually have one. I'm not suggesting that BoJo has an appealing or positive personality, but at least he actually has one.

He also wants the election to be on Thursday 12th December - when I am due to be in San Francisco. I'll have to sign up for a postal vote and watch the coverage from afar. Are any bars in SF likely to show coverage of the results? :p
 
Perun said:
She would teach him more than he could know, although one could argue that's not much of a challenge.
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The man is an Oxford graduate in Classics, specialising in ancient literature and classical philosophy, so you could probably have some fascinating conversations with him. He only achieved an upper second class degree though, so he's really a bit of a pleb.
 
Perun said:
She would teach him more than he could know, although one could argue that's not much of a challenge.
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If you are talking about sex, Boris has a reputation as a philanderer, so he probably knows quite a bit about it.

If it is other type of knowledge, @Black Wizard has already pointed out that he is a highly educated man. He might be a despicable self-serving narcissist, an opportunist and a pathological liar (I do not need to go on about how much I despise him), but that does not mean he is stupid. In fact his intelligence is what makes him rather dangerous...
 
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Black Wizard said:
The man is an Oxford graduate in Classics, specialising in ancient literature and classical philosophy, so you could probably have some fascinating conversations with him. He only achieved an upper second class degree though, so he's really a bit of a pleb.
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Yeah, I know. I was really just looking for a witty reply.
 
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GhostofCain said:
Whilst at the same time trying to reverse the workers' rights that we enjoy nowadays.
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This is the weird thing about populism, though. It usually involves some sort of backlash against rights and regulations in the name of the people most likely to lose out.
 
Brigantium said:
This is the weird thing about populism, though. It usually involves some sort of backlash against rights and regulations in the name of the people most likely to lose out.
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So true.

And things like this is why we should be really worried about Boris Johnson and his deal:

www.bbc.co.uk

Brexit: 'Fears confirmed' over rights at work, says Labour

But the government says reports that employee rights could be downgraded are "way exaggerated".
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If you in fact do hold a general election before the new Brexit deadline - are there any clear ways to see what the outcome of the election will have to say for the outcome of the Brexit saga? E.g. "Conservative majority - accept current deal and exit" or "Labour + LibDem majority --> new referendum"? And is there some kind of consensus now as to which options would be included in a second referendum? I mean, accept the deal and leave is an obvious possibility. But will both "remain" and "sod the deal, hard Brexit it is" be on the table?

All this would, of course, have been avoided if the premise for the first referendum was yes or no to negotiate with the EU for an exit deal, and that there would be a second referendum once a deal had been reached, where the options were to accept the deal and leave, or remain.
 
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