In a way I think Boris was the same dynamic as Trump.
Both manipulating working class resentment at free market globalisation to over run the traditional Tory/Republican base with a majority that carried both to historic wins.
Boris was a Tory by class but a British socialist at heart. He lifted taxes and kept services while stoking Nationalistic identity.
The Economic trauma Britain is currently suffering from requires radical reforms that either slash and burn or implement a Jeremy Corbyn style economic response, and seeing as a Left wing economic program of nationalisation that’s highly unlikely from a Conservative Party, it will be left to Hedge Fund candidates to decide how much deregulation and service cut back the British people can endure.
My guess is that the Hard Right whom Boris had made Faustian pacts with will implement a right wing economic agenda that will leave the British electorate who voted for Boris’ Conservative Party reeling.
It’s possible that Boris simply has to wait in the wings for all the Black Swans to land and re-run as leader because even with a failing economy and full frontal right wing attack, the British Labour Party will still find a way to fuck it up and allow Boris to come back.
Deteriorating economic fortunes for those promised free market capitalism would free them will drive politics as the Left lose themselves in a Blancmange of woke virtue signals unable to forge solidarity for lack of common values as material class concerns trump identity politics.
Trump and Boris are the spectres hanging over the famine.
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You are wrong. Trump is an outsider and Nationalist whereas Johnson was an insider and a globalist. Sure at times he played along with British nationalism but truly enjoyed hanging out with the likes of the G7 and was an enthusiastic supporter of Dementia Joe.
Boris won’t be coming back either. Trust me his goose is cooked.
100% correct. Boris is completely done. I think Trump has a 50-50 chance of being re-elected in 2024 – I think him winning the Republican nomination (i.e. being allowed to run under their banner) will be THE major hurdle he would need to overcome. Regardless, the next President of the US will be a Republican (Biden’s approval ratings make Trump look great, and Kamala is somehow even less popular still!).
@FtT Agreed, Trump is an insurgent in the Republican party, appealing directly to the base and has a cult of personality which may see him back in 2024. Assisted by the inability of the DNC to run a candidate in the top two spots who can speak let alone think coherently or connect with the Democrat base.
No sensible Tory wanted the poison chalice of Brexit. Boris is less the cultural force that Trump is and more the dumb kid that all the other kids gave the brick to throw through the EU shop window.
What? Giving people what they wanted?? Reduced immigration of dangerous nutters into their country…works for me.
– Australian terrorist in Christchurch
– Sri Lankan terrorist in Auckland
Those two are everything that is wrong with politics – its possible to elect clowns
Jacinda and Trudeau, Mark??
Clown Alert!! Luxon , Seymour ???
By politics you really mean democracy
We lead the field.
By politics you really mean democracy
No democracy in NZ no longer one person one vote.
both are the result of neo-libs of both stripes lying and breaking promises for 30 yrs, people had nowhere to turn so turned to brexit and maga…boris and trump are entirely the fault of of the political manager class…
and the left abdicated all responsibility for anything other than cosmetic aspirational feelgood mission statements…thus leaving the field to anti democratic religious nutters and science denying conspiracy theory paranoids.
For sure Boris will be back his resignation is part of his strategy.
If Trump stands he wins just look at the latest poll results.
Biden has lost the confidence of the American people.
I personally hope Trump doesn’t stand.