Borismania: A small suggestion  Boris Johnson and David Cameron
Are you ready for Boris mania, Mr Cameron?  Before a tide of
Boris mania sweeps through Birmingham, can I commit a small
blasphemy?  Can I proffer a modest counter-thesis to check the
adoration of the mayor, a pause before we lay down palms as the
anointed one enters the conference city?  My heresy is simple.
Is it just possible, to paraphrase Monty Python, that Boris
Johnson is not a blond messiah; he is just a very naughty boy?
I know, I know, I have my tin hat on as I write, but I think the
question is worth asking.  I know that august commentators with
greater brains than mine have argued that David Cameron should
ditch the amused appeasement recognise Boris as a real threat
and develop a proper strategy to deal with him.  I know others
have pointed out that unlike Mr Cameron, Boris is a winner, he
excites his party and wins votes from people who do not normally
back the Conservatives. They say his jokes make the Cabinet look
dull, and his g