18/12/2023

Media appearances

Giggles and Groans at Boris Johnson’s Sydney Show

Article by Dr. Simon P. Kennedy, published in the Quadrant Magazine.

Scott Morrison introduced him as “Bo-Jo!” and the scruffy-haired, dumpy, charmingly befuddled former UK Prime Minister stepped onto the podium amid rapturous applause. Boris Johnson was in Sydney and he did exactly as you would expect: he played to the crowd. That is to say, he played to the crowd until he talked policy.