Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure.

To put it bluntly, there is just not enough to eat and drink in his country.

In any case, there is a lack of truck drivers who transport mineral water and pasta.

To meat packers who weld.

To harvest workers in the British fields.

Details can be found on page 16. At this point it should be decisive: What is Boris Johnson doing?

Jennifer Wiebking

Editor in the "Life" section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.

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For example: go jogging.

Not like in 2017, when he, at that time Foreign Minister, ran off on a cold February day wearing Hawaiian shorts, a souvenir polo from the 2012 Olympic Games and a fleece jacket, sporting a very suitable outfit for someone who is known for to start talking quickly.

Come what may

Last Sunday morning, on the other hand, Johnson, who was in Manchester for the Tory party conference, went out for a jog officially: in a white shirt.

In pre-pandemic times that belonged under a suit.

Now Johnson paired it with another piece of the Olympics, a pair of Team GB shorts from the Japan Games that summer.

You can look longer at this picture and think about what he wants to tell us with this photo stunt.

Perhaps: He survived his personal corona crisis, his illness last year.

Now he's fit again, goes jogging, come what may, even if the breathable microfiber longsleeve stupidly stayed at home in London.

Or: Did he deliberately leave it there because a sports photo in a shirt is simply a great idea in terms of attracting attention?

Either way: While Boris Johnson officially tackles sport, Valentino takes it the other way round - and advertises serious business on a sporty sweatshirt.

The V of the traditional Roman house is now being turned there.

V should now also stand for "vaccinated".

The sweatshirt appears, like the Boris picture, these days.

On the one hand, it should be for a good cause, because the proceeds will be donated;

on the other hand, it is of course also pure marketing.

The sweatshirt should also show that Valentino is a brand for vaccinated people.

It is also the first large fashion company to interfere in the vaccination campaign, a rather daring idea to decorate yourself with a positive image.

But you are probably not alone in that.