In reply to gallam1:
"Mr. *********'s rise to stardom has provoked anguished commentaries about just what he stands for... Some commentators have called him a metaphor for a nation gone soft in the head. Others have seen him as proof of Britain's deep-seated attraction to trash."
The above is a quote from Elizabeth Kolbert in the NY Times, referring to Mr Blobby, I'd say it fits Boris to a tee.