Boris Watch

Of course, Boris still tries to avoid being interviewed as much as possible, and he hasn’t been grilled on the London segment of the Politics Show for some time, but this week’s story about the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has gone national so Boris today put in an appearance on the national Politics Show instead.

You can watch the interview on YouTube now, or read about some of it on the BBC web site.

There’s not a lot I have to add to what I’ve already said in my last three posts on this subject. He still doesn’t give any justification for his actions or even give any reason for getting rid of Ian Blair (I’m sure even those of us who think this dismissal was done improperly could reel off several of those; and even those who’ve said Blair shouldn’t have gone at all could at least have named some of the reasons why others have said he should go; but doing so was beyond Boris.)

For those who just like to get an insight into the character of Boris, which I’m seeing increasingly nasty sides to, there’s a good one a minute or two from the end. The interview apparently comes to a close and Boris looks off-screen with a face which reads “Cripes, that was a bit harsh, thank goodness it’s over” before suddenly remembering some pre-learned lines he hadn’t had a chance to use. Sounding very annoyed that the interviewer hadn’t given him a chance to bring in these completely unrelated matters, he says he’d wanted to say some other things. As soon as it becomes clear the cameras are still rolling and he can get his own way after all and reel off his scripted Mayoral political broadcasts, his demeanour changes completely and he resumes his usual ‘affable’ character.

Enjoy, if you can. (Can’t say I could.)

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