Cronyism Under Boris Johnson

I have seen outrage expressed that Boris Johnson has quickly appointed obedient cronies Nicky Morgan and Zac Goldsmith to the Lords and government posts despite their either not facing the voters or being rejected by them.  He has also been very generous towards "special advisors".  No one should be shocked by this as it was his practice during his Mayoralty of London to hand over government money to people whose main claim to fame seemed to be his relationship with them, not least Ms Arcuri.

We know Zac Goldsmith's opinions of such behavior thank to Jim Pickford's diligence:

Indeed this pattern of patronage by Johnson even stretched to Brent's own disgraced Bertha Joseph.