Jaws is the mayor. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and he decides to keep the beaches open. OK, in that instance he was actually wrong. But in principle, we need more politicians like the mayor - we are often the only obstacle against all the nonsense which is really a massive conspiracy against the taxpayer." - Meaning and context.">
Speech delivered at Lloyd's of London in 2006, quoted in Graeme Wilson and George Jones (18 July 2007), "Boris Johnson inspired by Jaws mayor", The Telegraph

The real hero of Jaws is the mayor. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and he decides to keep the beaches open. OK, in that instance he was actually wrong. But in principle, we need more politicians like the mayor - we are often the only obstacle against all the nonsense which is really a massive conspiracy against the taxpayer.

— Boris Johnson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The real hero of Jaws is the mayor. A gigantic fish is eating all your constituents and he decides to keep the beaches open. OK, in that instance he was actually wrong. But in principle, we need more politicians like the mayor - we are often the only obstacle against all the nonsense which is really a massive conspiracy against the taxpayer." in the context of "Speech delivered at Lloyd's of London in 2006, quoted in Graeme Wilson and George Jones (18 July 2007), "Boris Johnson inspired by Jaws mayor", The Telegraph" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Boris Johnson

About Boris Johnson

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.