{"id":127635,"date":"2022-07-08T22:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/trump-like-madness-our-critics-verdict-on-boris-johnsons-200000-no-11-refurb\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T22:51:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:51:21","slug":"trump-like-madness-our-critics-verdict-on-boris-johnsons-200000-no-11-refurb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/trump-like-madness-our-critics-verdict-on-boris-johnsons-200000-no-11-refurb\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Trump-like madness!\u2019\u2013 our critic\u2019s verdict on Boris Johnson\u2019s \u00a3200,000 No 11 refurb"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCarrie and the PM blew \u00a37,560 on sofas, \u00a38,500 on lamps \u2013 and \u00a33,675 on a \u2018Nureyev drinks trolley\u2019 that actually features two brass hands desperately clinging on. Has any home accessory ever been so metaphorical?\u2018We shape our buildings,\u201d said Winston Churchill, \u201cthereafter they shape us.\u201d He was referring to the rectangular design of the House of Commons chamber, and its influence on the adversarial nature of British politics. But he may just as well have been predicting the maniacal psychosis induced on Boris Johnson by his \u00a3200,000 flat renovation.The newly revealed invoice for the gaudy makeover of the No 11 apartment, by \u201cboho-Sloane\u201d interior designer Lulu Lytle, has raised eyebrows with its lavish list of \u00a37,560 sofas, \u00a38,500 lamps, and a \u00a33,000 \u201cpaint effect\u201d in the hallway. But it also provides a revealing window into what might have triggered Johnson\u2019s recent bout of Trump-like madness. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…\u2018Trump-like madness!\u2019\u2013 our critic\u2019s verdict on Boris Johnson\u2019s \u00a3200,000 No 11 refurb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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