CAMERON'S POOR JUDGEMENT MIGHT OPEN DOOR FOR BORIS.

On Tuesday eveing I caught a minute or two of a speech being given by Boris Johnson. It was something to do with the Olympics but, in true Boris style, was also a mixture of the serious and the humorous.

Boris has, on occasion, been mooted as a future leader of the Conservative and I, no doubt along with many others, tend to laugh out load at such a suggestion. How could this buffoon ever be put in a position in which he could become Prime Minister ?

However, the question that occurs is 'Is he any more of a buffoon than any of his challengers for the role ?' David Cameron's standing has been seriously damaged by this week's announcement that not only his close friend, Rebekah Brooks, but also his hand-picked choice as his Head of Comminications at Downing Street, Andy Coulson, are among those to be charged with further offences in connection with the 'phone-hacking' scandal. This develeopment raises further questions over Cameron's judgement and must bring his long-term future into question also.

The potential challengers for the Tory leadership have, one by one, also managed to shoot themselves down in flames; Liam Fox and Jeremy Hunt have done themselves no favours in recent times and the lacklustre, if not downright hopeless performance of George Osborne has surely ruled him out of contention. Other senior Tories such as Theresa May, Andrew Lansley and Philip Hammond have also got themselves into a variety of pickles, as has Eric of that ilk.

All this leaves Boris as a shining beacon, seemingly untouched by the farcical events surrouding the Olympics and simply being 'Boris'. Is it really so impossible that he might emerge as the principal contender for Cameron's job, perhaps sooner rather than later ? In the great series 'Yes Minister' Jim Hacker, a likeable though distinctly second rate minister became Prime Minister in almost identical circumstances, with those around him being initially horrified by the thought, then dismissive of it; finally, they realised that it was a possibility and, Lo !, Jim became PM.

The more one thinks about it, the more one comes to the conclusion that perhaps, just perhaps, Prime Minister Boris might not be such a bad choice. If nothing else, he'd be different and would brighten up our lives !