Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson and Jeremy Hunt had their first (and I believe only) one-on-one debate. They both spoke like tedious graduates applying for internships, just as all the candidates had in the previous few leadership debates (well, somewhat less so with Rory Stewart). Count how many times you hear words like 'passionate' or 'vision' in such debates. And of course there is always at least one member of the audience who asks some painfully stupid question (because the audience, not the professionals, have to ask the questions in our pathologically democratic age). 'What is your opponent's great strength?' 'Why do you think you have the personality for the job?' This would all be bad enough if we lived in a republic. But we don't, so what possible excuse is there for making us suffer through this rubbish?
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