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"'''Greased piglet'''" is a nickname used by former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] to describe later British Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]].<ref name="wales"{{cite web | website=[[Media Wales|WalesOnline]] | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-called-greased-piglet-24410681 | first=Will | last=Hayward | title=Why is Boris Johnson called a greased piglet? | date=6 July 2022 | accessdate=12 July 2022}}</ref> It has been defined by [[Wales Online|''Wales Online'']] as "a person who is very proficient at slipping out of tight situations."<ref name="wales" /> In 2019 Cameron said of Johnson: "The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people's hands where mere mortals fail."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-boris-johnson-brexit-deal-greasy-pig-harrogate-a9161176.html |last=Drake |first=Matt |title=David Cameron calls Boris Johnson a 'greased piglet' before backing Brexit deal |work=The Independent |location=London |date=18 October 2019 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> |
"'''Greased piglet'''" is a nickname used by former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] to describe later British Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]].<ref name="wales">{{cite web | website=[[Media Wales|WalesOnline]] | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-called-greased-piglet-24410681 | first=Will | last=Hayward | title=Why is Boris Johnson called a greased piglet? | date=6 July 2022 | accessdate=12 July 2022}}</ref> It has been defined by [[Wales Online|''Wales Online'']] as "a person who is very proficient at slipping out of tight situations."<ref name="wales" /> In 2019 Cameron said of Johnson: "The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people's hands where mere mortals fail."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-boris-johnson-brexit-deal-greasy-pig-harrogate-a9161176.html |last=Drake |first=Matt |title=David Cameron calls Boris Johnson a 'greased piglet' before backing Brexit deal |work=The Independent |location=London |date=18 October 2019 |access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref> |
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The nickname has since gained wide currency in the news media.{{cn|date=July 2022}} In June 2022, after surviving the [[partygate]] incident, ''[[The Independent]]'' said "Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate"<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/partygate-boris-johnson-fines-met-police-b2082734.html | title=Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate|accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=19 May 2022 | first=Sean | last=O'Grady}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' editorial said "The Times view on Boris Johnson’s survival: Greased Piglet".<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Times]] | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-boris-johnsons-survival-greased-piglet-hsn5c8m2s | title=The Times view on Boris Johnson’s survival: Greased Piglet | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=20 May 2022 | author=Editorial}}</ref> The paper Johnson had previously worked for, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', said "The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood",<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/06/06/boris-johnson-may-have-won-hungry-vultures-circling/ | title=The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=6 June 2022 | author-link=Camilla Tominey | first=Camilla | last=Tominey}}</ref> while ''[[The Guardian]]'' reproduced a [[Chris Riddell]] cartoon titled "Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again".<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/may/28/boris-johnson-greased-piglet-escapes-yet-again-cartoon | title=Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=28 May 2022 | first=Chris | last=Riddell | author-link=Chris Riddell}}</ref> |
The nickname has since gained wide currency in the news media.{{cn|date=July 2022}} In June 2022, after surviving the [[partygate]] incident, ''[[The Independent]]'' said "Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate"<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/partygate-boris-johnson-fines-met-police-b2082734.html | title=Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate|accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=19 May 2022 | first=Sean | last=O'Grady}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' editorial said "The Times view on Boris Johnson’s survival: Greased Piglet".<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Times]] | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-boris-johnsons-survival-greased-piglet-hsn5c8m2s | title=The Times view on Boris Johnson’s survival: Greased Piglet | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=20 May 2022 | author=Editorial}}</ref> The paper Johnson had previously worked for, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', said "The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood",<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/06/06/boris-johnson-may-have-won-hungry-vultures-circling/ | title=The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=6 June 2022 | author-link=Camilla Tominey | first=Camilla | last=Tominey}}</ref> while ''[[The Guardian]]'' reproduced a [[Chris Riddell]] cartoon titled "Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again".<ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2022/may/28/boris-johnson-greased-piglet-escapes-yet-again-cartoon | title=Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again | accessdate=12 July 2022 | date=28 May 2022 | first=Chris | last=Riddell | author-link=Chris Riddell}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:07, 12 July 2022
"Greased piglet" is a nickname used by former British Prime Minister David Cameron to describe later British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[1] It has been defined by Wales Online as "a person who is very proficient at slipping out of tight situations."[1] In 2019 Cameron said of Johnson: "The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people's hands where mere mortals fail."[2]
The nickname has since gained wide currency in the news media.[citation needed] In June 2022, after surviving the partygate incident, The Independent said "Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate"[3] The Times editorial said "The Times view on Boris Johnson’s survival: Greased Piglet".[4] The paper Johnson had previously worked for, The Daily Telegraph, said "The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood",[5] while The Guardian reproduced a Chris Riddell cartoon titled "Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again".[6]
On 6 July 2022, in the light of the Chris Pincher scandal, the front page of the Daily Mail bore the line: "Can even Boris the Greased Piglet wriggle out of this?".[1] The following day, after the government crisis and Johnson's resignation, several newspapers also invoked the term. The Hindu noted that "the luck of a man once likened to a "greased piglet" for his ability to escape controversies finally ran out".[7]
References
- ^ a b c Hayward, Will (6 July 2022). "Why is Boris Johnson called a greased piglet?". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Drake, Matt (18 October 2019). "David Cameron calls Boris Johnson a 'greased piglet' before backing Brexit deal". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ O'Grady, Sean (19 May 2022). "Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate". The Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Editorial (20 May 2022). "The Times view on Boris Johnson's survival: Greased Piglet". The Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Tominey, Camilla (6 June 2022). "The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Riddell, Chris (28 May 2022). "Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Brexit to Exit". The Hindu. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.