That said, the technique Boris Johnson uses with the press is a new twist on Passive-Aggressiveness. It might work for him. He is after all Prime Minister.
It is easy to tell during the press conference it is hardly a chummy relationship with the press that is shared with Prime Minister Johnson. However, his approach is one of friendliness and flattery. He attempts to bond with them by first knowing the names of the newspapers they work for and the current engagement by the paper in social issues that sparked the question. it is hardly adversarial and more socially balanced. It provides an interesting and I think productive relationship on both sides of the question.
However.
At the same time, Prime Minister Johnson is bonding with the press and flattering their content of social conscience he also links it to the tax increases he is proposing. So, in other words, "Get your act together press corp., we are finally addressing all the pressing issues of the day and it is going to cost money, so promote the tax increases or change/abandon your agenda."
Fascinating.
This is not the approach of President Biden. He is more direct, a matter of fact, and somewhat casual. President Biden has always prided himself, as a legislator and Vice President, in being easy to approach and a bit casual as Middle-Class people often are in their demeanors. President Biden has never and continues to never "put on airs" of any superior entity, so much as a man of the people. Most unions would find President Biden to be exactly that. A man that not only understands the Middle Class but, actually identifies with them.
I might add, it seems as though this hesitancy to return to work is also evident in the UK. Prime Minister Johnson toward the end of the speech talks about jobs and their availability and how the focus is to give an opportunity to young people.
