The Times today makes it clear that Johnson is approaching make or break.
Asked to contemplate whether Johnson could be guaranteed to return to form after the pandemic a backbencher said, “Bloody hell. I hope so. I mean, if not, we are all finished.” 1/4
Johnson’s ready made deal is still in the freezer.
Some of the economic consequences of hard Brexit are becoming clear.
Johnson risks being judged to have over promised and under delivered. A populist who offered simple solutions to complex problems.
Proceeding with #FreedomDay despite soaring infection rates and rising hospitalisation….. if it ends badly, with deaths soaring and an NHS staring again at disaster, then that will finish @BorisJohnson
There may be trouble ahead.
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Authoritarian people, who favour conformity and obedience, make up about a third of the population. In 🇺🇸 they account for a higher proportion of voters for Donald Trump.
The research suggests there may be similar splits in the UK.
“Participants expressing an intent to vote to leave reported significantly higher levels of authoritarianism and conscientiousness . . . than those voting to remain,” researchers said in a paper submitted to the Public Library of Science journal.
Population Matters has long called for “zero net-migration” to 🇬🇧 “one in, one out” - a position more extreme than the BNP. There was also a suggestion that child benefit/tax credits should be scrapped for third and subsequent children.
Malthusian arguments have been used to justify brutal policies ever since the British civil servant responsible for Ireland, Sir Charles Trevelyan, wrote that the great famine there was an “effective mechanism for reducing surplus population”.
With news of the existential threat to 🇬🇧 farming from this disastrous Australian FTA, I am being pulled to step up to focus on @BritishSave
I urge people to get behind our campaign by visiting using our template system: email MPs, sign up, get involved. Savebritishfarming.org
We have the fight of our lives ahead to save our 🇬🇧 values which are rooted in our beautiful countryside, high animal welfare standards and our world beating 🇬🇧 food.
The 🇦🇺 FTA will trigger a domino of similar trade deals which will savage Britain🇬🇧 by handing away control to global producers to dump low standard food on the British public.
China is regarded as a critical threat to 🇬🇧 by 41% of respondents, up from 30% last year. Just 22% support the govt pursuing any form of economic engagement with China, and 15% did not want any level of engagement.
Thread on Gov’s chicanery to bamboozle the public on holidays h/t @alexwickham
✖️Jan 17: Raab people should not be booking holidays yet: “I think ATM it’s too early. Until we’re in a position to give the reassurance, I think it’s v difficult to plan.”
✔️Jan 18: Matt Hancock completely contradicted Raab: “I’m going to Cornwall. And I have said before I think we’re going to have a great British summer.” His remarks led to hotels and holiday companies urging people to book for the summer ASAP … theguardian.com/politics/video…
✖️Jan 26: Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi then directly contradicted Hancock, telling Sky News he “absolutely” wouldn’t be booking a summer holiday yet as it was “far too early” to do so.