that s what s so interesting about it. also, that theme park metaphor is quite a good one as well, because everyone loves a trip to a theme park, but actually you wouldn t want to live there. there you go! you go there for a thrill at the weekend, and then the rest of the time you re at work, knuckling down. and you re relieved when you get off the ride. yes! oh, my god, a metaphor a minute, you have to queue for ages for it to start, and it costs a lot of money! someone in cabinet said to me a couple of weeks ago said, we re all living on planet boris, but planet boris doesn t have any rules, right? but there s always a danger in political stories that people just get completely carried away with the narrative. and let s remember, and in fact i think we ve sat in the studio and said this literally before, when borisjohnson actually quit as foreign secretary, and i think we were sort of saying anyone whoever says he s a busted flush and it s all over is talking.
about himself. a colourful phrase maker! isn t it? a very colourful phrase maker who, of course, shall remain anonymous. but it was interesting, this person went on to compare this situation actually to westland and margaret thatcher. so, you know, when a politician, a prime minister, has a terrible moment, they have to look themselves in the mirror and think, 0k, what do i do? do i carry on like this, or do i actually make some tough, honest decisions about how i comport myself? or do i need other people around me? and making those comparisons with those affairs of the past that have defined a leadership or pointed to a kind of pivot point in a leadership quite something. that s what s so interesting about it. also, that theme park metaphor is quite a good one as well, because everyone loves a trip to a theme park, but actually you wouldn t want to live there. there you go! you go there for a thrill at the weekend, and then the rest of the time you re at work, knuckling down.