No, no, I don't mean they're smelly, I mean that they are the runners and riders for the Tory party leadership race and they are off and running. Courtesy of Guido, these are the odds, at the moment, offered by Ladbrokes:
Boris Johnson 4/5
Theresa May 3/1
Michael Gove 5/1
Andrea Leadsom 10/1
Stephen Crabb 16/1
Priti Patel 16/1
George Osborne 16/1
Sajid Javid 20/1
Dominic Raab 20/1
Philip Hammond 20/1
Liam Fox 25/1
Amber Rudd 25/1
Ruth Davidson 25/1
I have saved you the trouble of snorting in derision at some of them by putting a line through their names, either because they are a total waste of space like Osborne, or no-hopers like Phillip Hammond, or utterly malignant like Amber Rudd. I should really have put a line through Theresa May who lacked the guts to join the Brexiteers but then pussy-footed her way behind 'Dim Dave' in order not to attract attention.
So that leaves Boris or Grove. Again, I repeat my 'boring-snoring' mantra that you can never be sure how good a leader will be until he's in the job - and yes, I know, that is frequently too late! Either of those two would suit me if only on the grounds that they are not 'Dave 'n' George'!
I'll take Gove rather than Boris, thanks. He seems to be more of a gentleman, if you know what I mean, and Boris' endless clowning and self-promotion might have become an irreversible fixture of his personality. I don't think Boris knows who he is. Even his Euroscepticism seemed to be opportunistic and fragile.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Friday, 24 June 2016 at 17:47
I think I agree with you, 'W', because Gove conducted himself very well despite his resentment when Dave summarily dismissed him as Sec for Education. Also, his reasons for backing Brexit were very well stated in his letter. 'We shall see what we shall see!'
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 24 June 2016 at 18:01
I know that this is shallow of me, but, he even LOOKS like Trump, so it's hard to pretend that there are no similarities there. We must all bear our crosses, but I do not wish a worse one on the Cousins.
Posted by: Michael Adams | Friday, 24 June 2016 at 20:05
Imagine how it would be if you had Boris and Donald together in the one room. All they'd talk about would be their hair and how to keep it looking so damned good.
Posted by: Andra | Friday, 24 June 2016 at 21:30
Andra, that would be a room with no mirrors.
Posted by: Whitewall | Friday, 24 June 2016 at 21:40
Whitewall, Trump was in Scotland yesterday and the usual idle mob of protesters were there to greet him. Trump did support the outcome of the referendum. I think he will be friendly towards the British if elected and we may need it as I think the EU unelected mafia may not be so friendly when they gang up against us to protect their thiefdom.
Posted by: jimmy glesga | Saturday, 25 June 2016 at 00:13
Jimmy I think you are right.
Posted by: Whitewall | Saturday, 25 June 2016 at 00:31
Rudd? Must be something in the name. We had one down here as Prime Minister with the first name of Kevni and he was an absolute bloody disaster. Actually his first name was Kevin but he put out a Tweet and misspelled his name and so Kevni he became.
...and welcome back into the Commonwealth. Nice to know we don't have to mount an incursion to rescue Her Maj from nasty Europeans.
Posted by: AussieD | Saturday, 25 June 2016 at 01:09
Rudd is a dud!
Posted by: Andra | Saturday, 25 June 2016 at 21:34