If you take the same "calm observer" approach with others, you will be a dispassionate listener. It will be more difficult for them to guess what you're thinking, and they will be more likely to tell you more.
"People want Britain to stand for something in the world" he declared reminding one normally calmobserver of the scene in the movie "Love Actually" in which "Prime Minister" Hugh Grant makes a passionate plea.
Perhaps the sea tides will help calm the former leader, though it is clear to at least this medical observer that the stress he is under may help contribute to a rapid deterioration in his health.