For a politician, Boris Johnson makes a very good journalist
‘Unleashed’ is a disarmingly self-deprecating tale of an eventful British decade. His observations aren’t always reliable, but they’re sharp and illuminating.
Boris Johnson’s memoir ‘Unleashed’ went on sale in the UK on Thursday. Getty Images
If you manage to make your way through the 784 pages of Boris Johnson’s aptly named memoir, Unleashed, there is only one conclusion you can really draw: for a politician, he makes a very good journalist.
His political career, like almost all political careers, ended in failure: defenestrated by his own Conservative Party in mid-2022 just two years after a seismic election victory, having lost the public’s love in light of a series of COVID-19 lockdown misdemeanours.
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondentHans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
