Will he make it ?

In 18 days Boris will have been PM for three years . Will he make it ? Unless Carrie resigns along with everyone else I think he can. This is only because of his stubborn resilience , believing he has a mandate to rule. George Canning at 119 days was the shortest term serving Prime Minister. The shortest in height was Spencer Percival at 5 foot 4 inches from 1809 to 1812. Boris is 4 inches taller and will match Spencer in term if he lasts those 18 days.

The end of anything can come quickly usually when we all believe we are indispensable. In Politics one is surrounded by people with big elbows often far bigger than their brains. Three years is about the average term in office though in the 19th Century Gladstone and Disraeli bounced back like rubber balls into leadership.

Boris nearly died in office with Covid, recovered to marry in the Catholic Cathedral and defy the divorce laws of the Roman Church. He nearly killed the country succeeding with Brexit , his popular bandwagon switched for the purpose of Number 10 entry. He did party as fellow nationals died and he nearly got his tree house. His time in office has been thwart with difficulty and though many love him, his bumbling behavior, many loathe him. His daily runs and bike rides in ugly grey socks and plimsolls were part of his bohemian pretense but many will miss him.

His new Chancellor like Father Abraham is out of Iraq but how does he now step from 11 to 10 in one easy move and how does he know if the new incumbent in 10 will let him stay next door for what could be only his Air B and B moment. Surely the boys from Hindustan will take over from Boris and we finally see the demise of Public School Politics.

All of this happening at a time of war in Europe, Inflation at the gates and the drawbridge not working. We can’t print more money at debt of 107% of GDP and there are serious issues. Churchill was the cometh the hour man but Boris who has tried to mimic the man came a tad too early and failed. As I look around I can’t see anyone but there is an horizon and someone can still appear.

The end is nigh but not quite yet I reckon as Boris digs his trench as something might come along to save him. If he does surrender anytime soon he can remain his very own legend, write some books and wonder how history will tell his story. Look out for the Boris Bike coming around a corner near you soon and check out the grey socks, plimsolls and cycling helmet driving down those London cycle lanes which he stole from us all when he was Mayor of London. Will his colleagues now hang him on his Olympic tripwire and leave him there.