Hislop always gave him a hard time, and Merton wasn’t on side either.
I think it was his first appearance when Hislop skewered him on Darius Guppy. Subsequent appearances didn’t go much better. But, yes, he bumbled through and got laughs. I hardly think they can be blamed for his subsequent elevation though. That’s a bit mental tbh.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Tue 5 Dec 2023, 22:01,
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again with the black and white
expressing regret at repeatedly platforming the cunt is not saying Hignify is solely responsible for him being PM, and wouldn't have killed them. Boris's trick has always been the affable bumbling self-mocking persona masks some pretty nasty politics
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 6 Dec 2023, 1:53,
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Well what are you saying? Should he have been no-platformed?
That they should have expressed regret that subsequently to appearing on the show he turned out not to be the best PM we’ve ever had?
I used to love HIGNFY, I don’t like it or watch it anymore, but I just cannot understand your anger at them. I think it’s misdirected, at best. Hislop has always been hypercritical of Johnson. For years. Since long before his appearance on the show. And he was on the show.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 6 Dec 2023, 2:48,
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"That they should have expressed regret that subsequently to appearing on the show he turned out not to be the best PM we’ve ever had?" --this
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 6 Dec 2023, 7:51,
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