I know who I am backing!

It all dates back to the time Boris was in College. By College, of course, I don’t mean Oxford, but the boarding house reserved for King’s Scholars at Eton. Boris was a scholarship boy, while David Cameron, who was two years beneath him, was an Oppidan. Like George Orwell, Boris was lower-upper-middle, while Dave was unambiguously upper-upper-middle. Boris was the striver, the prize-winner, the boy who had to prove he belonged, while Dave just effortlessly fitted in. In spite of being older, Boris was like a younger, illegitimate half-brother to Dave, the heir apparent. He played Richard III to Cameron’s Edward IV. Continue reading “I know who I am backing!”