LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – There are a few things you should know about Boris Johnson the Prime Minister. Johnson has not been known for his keen interest in serious policy matters. While he might grace the ranks of a Tory cabinet, it is unlikely that he will become more than a junior minister in social security. If Johnson is elected as the next Prime Minister of Britain, his greatest achievement will probably be fine-tuning his Bertie Wooster impersonation. Johnson also helped implement Livingstone’s idea of a public bicycle system. His bicycle was dubbed the “Boris Bike.”
His parents met in Mexico. Their parents were close friends, and he met Charlotte in Mexico. He bought her plane tickets when she was heavily pregnant. Charlotte Johnson was half-French, and her father was Russian. She was born in a house called the Pavillon du Barry, which belonged to Baron Hubert de Pfeffel. The Johnsons later separated, but they were reunited and settled in London.
Despite his association with the Brexiteers, Johnson has managed to avoid the nativist rhetoric of these nativists. He believes that Britain’s discomfiture with its history has gone too far. George Orwell once famously said that “British intellectuals are ashamed of their nationality.” Last summer, he released a video message for England’s national day, urging the nation to celebrate without shame or embarrassment.
As far as his personal character goes, there is no question that Boris Johnson has a journalist’s mind. He uses a notepad whenever he’s out in public and runs meetings like a newspaper editor. As such, he is always on the lookout for “the line” – that line between contradictory facts and the true essence of the matter. However, the real reason he became prime minister is because he was willing to sacrifice the safety of his fellow citizens.
Johnson’s vaccine rollout manager is an Iraqi Kurd. And his home secretary is of Indian descent. This may be a factor in his election success, but it is important to note that Johnson is still an ethnic minority compared to his predecessors. While he is a white man, he has a dark side as well.
As a former footballer, Johnson once defended English soccer partisanship, despite his lack of knowledge of the sport. His stance against globalization channels the same anger toward the political establishment that is manifested in his anti-global rants. In fact, he has been compared to Churchill in his criticism of fascism. Whether Johnson is a free-marketeer or a socialist, he plays to Middle England’s national pride and anxieties.
As Prime Minister, Johnson oversaw the worst pandemic response in the history of Europe. Over 125,000 Britons have died as a result. His former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, publicly accused Johnson of botching the pandemic response. The Prime Minister remained silent through the whole ordeal. In response, Johnson said, “All guidance was followed completely in Number 10.” This statement may have been meant during the pandemic on 18 December or while he was standing silently in the background of that pandemic.