I seriously worry about the insight of the British people when they say it doesn't matter who paid for Boris's wallpaper. Are folks seriously so short sighted and so tied to the 'taxpayers money' mantra that they see only the saving to the public purse and not the Minister beholden to donors?
They are but that particular attempt was weak, if anyone is trying to create a scandal it's a Good example of what not to do.
> Caught a bit of an article about a focus group on Times Radio. Two of
>> them thought Boris was 'one of us' and Keir Starmer a posh boy from Public
>> School.
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Nothing unusual in that, perfectly possible for people from working class backgrounds to come across as remote/cold/aloof. And likewise people from well off backgrounds that can relate to people. I'm not sure why that's of any surprise?
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