Barnaby Joyce, the Boris Johnson of Australia? Hmmm...

Writing in the excellent Spectator, Matthew Parris observes:

May I have a word with you about Barnaby Joyce? As a former parliamentary sketchwriter may I tell you that celebrated political buffoons are almost never buffoons? Senator Joyce’s powers of communication — combining an apparently rough way with words with a canny ear for the phrase that pierces media walls — are touched by poetic genius.
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The adorable posh buffoon from Islington (Boris Johnson - Ed) and the irresistible hick from Tamworth (St George, actually - Ed) are two sides of the same calculating coin. There is something sleek about these men, however dishevelled their utterances. Don’t say I didn’t tell you.

UPDATE

To illustrate Matthew Parris' point, ready Barnaby's latest article in The Australian.

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