The Tory Party is over – now for the hangover
Whoever follows Boris Johnson as Conservative leader will have a big task of rebuilding the party and then – if voters allow – the country. [...]
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson flies close to the sun as Icarus in Downing Street
Johnson was respected, even loved, for being Boris, the clown-like persona he had created. But that ‘Boris’ character had little in common with the real Johnson. [...]
A political fairytale gone wrong
Perhaps Boris Johnson can be compared to his great idol Winston Churchill. Churchill was also booted from office shortly after his greatest triumph. [...]
Boris, a Cicero reincarnate
He famously claimed his chances of becoming Prime Minister were “about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive”. It probably means Boris Johnson will be a pizza topping in his next life. [...]