The gutter is increasingly crowded with votes to be won.
Though long ago.
There was a newspaper that found listing all the divorce cases was a good earner. 

Winston has done some good things, but tally of far less worthy keeps growing.

I suppose some people don't age gracefully, and take the opportunity to be the worst person they always wanted to be, as time is running short for revenge ?

He was once destined for greatness quite early in politics as a future potential Prime Minister.
Maybe he is getting haughtier and haughtier as missing this burns him as he reaches sunset years?

Others recognize media have to ask hard questions and take it on the chin, 
where Winston's ego seems to be made of glass. 

What we may have thought years ago was an instinct for what was right.
Just him tail coating on what he saw as populist at the time ? 

We seem to be at a point in Politics where being vile is acceptable to a very loyal base.
Their Evangelism only exceeded by ability to throw the first stone, never turn a cheek and never be a good Samaritan.