Boris fixed!

Massive +1 - his bumbling clown act is exactly that. That's what's so dangerous about him. He's actually very clever and very right wing.

Despite all appearances it's a matter of verifiable record.
He comes across as a buffoon, no doubt, and yet he:

[]earned a King's Scholarship to Eton
[] earned a scholarship to Oxford and got a 2:1 in classics there
[] was elected president of the Union (the debating society for those that don't know)
[] became Assistant Editor of the Telegraph
[*] became Editor of the Spectator.

You don't get to do all of those things without a considerable amount of mental ability.

Which makes his apparent twatishness all the more puzzling.