Lack of gaffes ≠ statesmanlike competence
It’s hardly a surprise that someone called ‘Labourboy’ should suggest Boris would not be a good Mayor, but it is an interesting point he makes, that the media appear to be setting the bar far lower for Boris the clown than they would be for anyone else.
Of course it is a minor miracle that he’s managed to go so many months without any major gaffes, but he has said a few moderately ill-advised things, and more to the point he certainly hasn’t said anything that would qualify anyone else to be taken seriously as a Mayoral contender. Like, you know, some properly thought-through policies, or evidence of relevant experience for managing an £11bn budget and 105,000 staff.
