🔒 Premium – From the FT: Gideon Rachman: Trump, Johnson and a trial for the rule of law
“The troubles of democracy have deep roots in both countries. But they are also closely associated with two individuals — Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.”
“The troubles of democracy have deep roots in both countries. But they are also closely associated with two individuals — Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.”
At BNC#5, Simon Lincoln Reader delivered his unfiltered perspectives on a host of topics, ranging from wokeness to the Russia-Ukraine war.
The pound rose as much as 0.9% after Boris Johnson pulled out of the leadership race, leaving Rishi Sunak on the brink of becoming the next PM.
His candidacy would be a dramatic twist even in a period of unprecedented chaos in British politics since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Truss herself is set to become the shortest-ruling prime minister in British history when she formally steps down next week.
Some traders said markets will be volatile until a replacement is named, and any new leader will struggle to fix the UK’s weak economy and double-digit inflation.
Eventually, the new UK prime minister will almost certainly be the candidate whom influential ex-party forces shoehorn into office.
Boris Johnson will soon be gone from Downing Street. The question now should be what do the people want next and how can they make it happen?
Boris Johnson is set to leave after 50 resignations from his government, and his own chancellor calling on him to leave.
Beligerence and jingoism led US and UK into ‘right position’ on Ukraine – including those who previously admired Putin’s anti-Woke stance.Â
The politics of lockdown can lock you out of power, it seems. Simon uses a report on the shenanigans Boris Johsnon got up to during lockdown.