Boris Johnson In Grand Theft Tory
Barely weeks since Boris Johnson launched his attack on video game culture, the Tory shadow minister for Higher Eduction has had a change of heart. At the launch of his own computer game, Grand Theft Tory, Johnson agreed that ‘they’re a damn sight more fun than reading a book!’
Previously citing computer games as a fundamental threat to the literacy of our culture, Johnson’s attitude shifted after a forty eight hour stint at playing World of Warcraft. ‘I’m an orc,’ he explained. ‘I’m fairly low down on orcdom’s pecking order but my intention is to put many many more hours into it until I manage to get enough coins to buy the Cudgel of Might. It’s a damn sight more interesting than reading Greek philosophers who nobody recognises when you quote them.’
As to his role in his new computer game, Boris admitted that he was hesitant at first. ‘They said they wanted my body to put into a game,’ said Johnson. ‘They scanned me in to their machines and as sure as Gertrude’s your Aunt I was soon running around hefting molotov cocktails at government policies and hijacking headlines.’
