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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made quite a show today of announcing his resignation. But the “greased piglet” that he is, he made clear his intent to squeeze out a few more months in power. In fact, Johnson reportedly spent the hours before announcing his “resignation” reshuffling his cabinet. The man is insufferable! Mind you,… Read more.
Post-Brexit Britain has been finding itself increasingly isolated on the world stage. This might explain why it seizes any opportunity to seem relevant. This was the case when the British media hailed the fact that Britain was the destination of President Biden’s first foreign trip. And it is the case now with them hailing Prime… Read more.
Listening to Prime Minister Boris Johnson rave about the Brexit deal he struck with the European Union, you’d be forgiven for thinking he wowed the Europeans with his negotiating skills. And that, as a result, he not only got everything he wanted, but induced them to give him a few extras. But Johnson is not… Read more.
This corona crisis is replete with ironies. None more so than British Prime Minister Boris Johnson boasting about ignoring his own social-distancing guidelines only to end up in the ICU a few days later – infected with COVID-19. Johnson expressed his gratitude to the staff of the National Health Service for saving his life when… Read more.
I feel obliged to begin by reiterating my abiding view that, to fight this virus, our political leaders did not have to destroy the global economy; undermine millions of good-paying jobs; and hunker down billions of people in their homes, indefinitely. It’s only a matter of time before we look back on this period of… Read more.
Just months ago, Western leaders were scoffing at Chinese President Xi Jinping because the restrictions he imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus seemed draconian even for totalitarian China. Yet this pandemic soon had those Western leaders joining others the world over to impose similar restrictions. It is notable, though, that US President Donald… Read more.
Given preliminary results from today’s general election, it behooves Britons to beware what they voted for. Because the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister might prove a pyrrhic outcome at best. Boris Johnson appears on course to secure a crushing majority of 86, and take Britain out of the EU in January [a.k.a. Brexit],… Read more.
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But, if you thought Blair was Bush’s poodle, watch how Johnson laps it up with Trump. Boris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race. … Saying ‘some wag’ had pointed out that [deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn]… Read more.
Or, as Britain’s most notorious politician, Boris Johnson, warns, ‘volunteering for economic vassalage’? Here is the Trumpian way President Donald Trump thanked Prime Minister Theresa May for orchestrating his recent cloak-and-dagger visit to the UK: Mr. Trump second-guessed Mrs. May’s handling of the main issue on her plate: how Britain should cut ties to the… Read more.
