Boris Johnson is more demagogue than demigod

A more realistic and modest model for Johnson can be found in the figure of Harold Macmillan, writes Paul McGilchrist. Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty ImagesSimon Jenkins’ portrait of Boris Johnson as a failed Athenian leader is diverting (Is there a Greek hero in No 10, or just a bust?, 27 July). Unfortunately, Jenkins’ forensic demolition of the man still manages to flatter him by taking his classical pretensions seriously. A more relevant and prosaic model for Johnson can be found much