What’s the appeal of Boris Johnson?
That’s what The Guardian’s commentisfree weblog is asking today, after news that Boris’s face is going to be used to recruit students to the Conservative cause. “I must get hold of one of those things,” Boris has said. “It sounds potentially exceedingly embarrassing.” But in fairness it must be a great honour to be the most popular face of the party amongst students. Would you hang a poster like this up in your room? Discuss it over on the commentisfree blog.
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