How one naughty question can reveal a lot
From running through wheat fields to taking cocaine and smoking opium, perhaps the definition of ‘naughty’ needs reworking
Britain’s December 12 election has been described as its most consequential in the postwar era, and that’s probably no exaggeration. But the interview question no UK leadership contender can escape has nothing to do with Brexit or the future of state healthcare. It’s simply: “What is the naughtiest thing you’ve ever done?”
Speaking to Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson (hardly a paragon of good behaviour) did the wise thing and refused to incriminate himself. “No, no, no. I’m not telling you,” he shot, as soon as it was clear where Ridge was going. It might be “terminally politically damaging”...
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