Ming the not quite merciless

It's a shame. He seems a decent enough bloke. He has all the virtues (and unfortunately the charisma) of a traditional Scottish solicitor (even if he was a QC). Ann Treneman in The Times (here):

"When he eventually got on stage, he immediately raised both arms up in the air and turned to the right and to the left. It was quite mechanical and a puppeteer may have been involved.
The arms were far apart and every once in a while he gave them a little shake, as if they had fruit on them that needed to fall.
This may be Ming’s new signature pose and it is nothing if not distinctive. Indeed, it is usually only seen in deodorant adverts and pilates classes.
There is every chance he found it at his over-60s keep fit class. The Lib Dems adored it, for it proved that Ming had the underarms for power...
Towards the end, when he stepped away from the lectern, he did a series of blocky hand-gestures to indicate that the puppeteeer was back in charge.
Sure enough, the moment he finished, the arms shot up. They stayed up for most of the five-minute standing ovation.
It was a triumph, of arm muscles if nothing else, and I predict a contract with a major deodorant brand soon."

It can't be easy to appear natural but Sir Menzies makes it look exceedingly difficult.