https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/08/01/where-is-jeeves-when-you-need-him-or-does-boris-johnson-need-a-minder/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 02:10:36 -0400<![CDATA[Like most conservatives, I applauded when Boris Johnson, former editor of The Spectator, beat mad, bad &#8220;Red Ken&#8221; Livingston in the race to become Mayor of London. Livingston was a thuggish, left-leaning politician of the old school&#8211;a sort of neutered British Brezhnev whose orbit was a single city instead of a crumbling empire&#8211;whereas Boris brought a pixieish Toryism to bear upon his ever-so-slightly farcical public performance.]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:53:32 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/08/01/where-is-jeeves-when-you-need-him-or-does-boris-johnson-need-a-minder-n115044