Originally Posted by
Burney
Oddly (and I do not speak as a fan of the man, generally) Farage came out of it rather well and as about the only person involved who was on the side he was on purely out of conviction rather than calculation about what he could get out of it. Boris, on the other hand, came out of it very badly. Heseltine and Ashdown came across as pompous cùnts, while Jacob Rees-Mogg was rather endearing, but ought to shoot his tailor. Double-breasted suits are not designed for beanpole types like him.
It also made it clear just what a terrible idea Bob Geldof's Remain flotilla was and how badly it backfired.
The funny thing is, though, that it all seems an awfully long time ago. It was only three months ago, but it felt like looking back on a different time. Strange.