There’s an old saying that has applied to Conservatives for years: might as well be hanged for a sheep than a lamb. Conservatives are always denounced by the media and the Establishment whenever they depart from the progressive script, so … Continue reading →
Why is there any debate about this? He has to do it. It’s only Tory pusillanimity that could stop it. If they vote against you to stymie Brexit then keeping them in the party means that an early election will … Continue reading →
Will be getting back to regular blogging soon, but in the meantime I just wanted to make the point that it seems to me that Johnson and Cummings are entirely serious about wanting a deal. I also think they’re entirely … Continue reading →
Some people have wondered whether there really is an appetite for more conservative policies amongst the British people. I’d say the fact that Boris Johnson’s government got a poll boost when they started talking tougher about prison sentences shows that … Continue reading →
I’m in the middle of summer hols, and there isn’t much internet access, which explains the lack of posting, but I thought I should note while I have the chance to be online that all the signs still are that … Continue reading →
The only thing that can save Boris Johnson, and the Conservative Party, is his Cabinet: BORIS Johnson will make everyone in his Cabinet promise to commit to leave the EU by October 31 – or they’ll be sacked. The … Continue reading →
A lot of Conservative MPs are making big claims about bringing down the government if they try to pursue a WTO Brexit. I say: call their bluff. They won’t do it. As soon Boris becomes PM (assuming he does), he … Continue reading →
There seems to be a lot of this sort of thinking happening at the moment: The Establishment is clearly trying to smear Boris in any way possible. They’re frightened of him. He’s the anti-Establishment candidate. They must fear that he’s … Continue reading →
If you’d ask me a few days ago what the odds are on Boris Johnson actually doing a No Deal Brexit would have sung you the bit from Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds: The chances of Boris getting No … Continue reading →
There are suddenly a rash of determined and blatant media efforts to portray Boris Johnson as unstable — for example: And he is said to be so disturbed about his divorce from Marina there have been questions raised about his … Continue reading →
Some people wanted a Boris coronation to save the pointlessness of a month run-off between Boris and Hunt, when it’s obvious Boris will win. I can see one advantage of that — getting Theresa May out of office before she … Continue reading →
Disappointing rumour from the Telegraph: As many as one third of Theresa May’s top team could be replaced by a new cadre of rising star politicians being lined up to sit in a Boris Johnson Cabinet. A third is the … Continue reading →
