Looking across the Atlantic this morning, Boris Johnson must be one happy man. The expectation that his role model, Donald Trump, would be brought to heel by the American electorate has proved ill-founded. More Americans voted for Trump in 2020 than did in 2016. So now Boris Johnson knows that You can have an absurdly-styled […]
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With Boris Johnson, anything goes
Those who count these things tell us that Donald Trump has told more than 22,000 lies since being made President of the US. Despite that fact, a huge number of people still think he should be re-elected. They even agree with him on his self-assessment: he’s the greatest president the US has ever had. But […]
This week will shape our future
Knowing what’s coming doesn’t necessarily ease the pain. Watching a bomb as it hurtles from ‘way up in the skies into your living-room doesn’t mean it’s any less shattering when it hits. This week has been a long time coming. Today in Westminster will separate the boys from the men and the girls from the […]
Boris and the blackmailers, Sammy and the highwaymen
Hands up if you admire Boris Johnson? Right – me neither. His efforts to morph himself, in girth and gait, into a latter-day Churchill, is embarrassing. On the other hand, he is a very clever politician, and knows how to get full public attention in a short sentence. His latest one is “We have opened […]
To lose one Cabinet minister is unfortunate, to lose two looks like carelessness
As Oscar Wilde almost said, to lose one Cabinet minister is unfortunate, to lose two looks like carelessness. We were still drawing our breath at the exit over Brexit by David Davis, when word arrived that Boris Johnson had taken his ball and gone home as well. It looked as if the British government was […]
Always look on the bright side of BREXIT
Here’s a little paradox to cheer you up this crisis-loaded Monday: July and August used to be known in political circles as the silly season. This Summer, can you think of a description further from the truth? And at the same time, can you think of a description nearer to the truth. Let’s talk about that […]
Nicola Sturgeon: all set to spoil the BREXIT party?
Where’s the euphoria? Are Boris Johnson and Michael Grove doing leps and yips inside but showing the world their sober face, in case people might see them as power-hungry fanatics gloating in victory? Or are they in fact genuinely a bit scared at the monster they’ve created, which threatens to run havoc through Britain, including […]
Dog catches EU truck: now what?
It feels like January 1933. That’s when Hitler was appointed German Chancellor and the road to his becoming a dictator was officially opened. I know that we can pluck a number of positives from last night’s referendumt rubble, but right now I feel as if I’ve been kicked in the stomach by a horse. Stop and […]