Drawing the strands together in the final chapters, Johnson seeks to strip down and reconstruct Churchill’s record. He recalls the many politically incorrect quotes attributed to him, some true, some apocryphal. The suggestion that making concessions to Gandhi was like “feeding cat’s meat to a tiger” was, the author comments, particularly inapposite, given that the Mahatma was a “devout veggie”. Yet Sidney and Beatrice Webb described Churchill as the most progressive politician of his age, Johnson writes, noting his support for nationalisation of the railways, a reduction in the pension age, a windfall tax on war profiteers and “his introduction to British industry of that favourite of bolshy 1970s shop stewards – the tea break”. … [Read more...] about The Churchill Factor review – Boris Johnson’s flawed but fascinating take on his hero
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Boris Johnson denies privately backing free movement of people
“Twenty years ago he came up with a wonderful idea, which is that all the countries of Europe should pay [a portion] of their GDP to the north Africa area ... to promote economic growth,” Johnson said. “All I can ask now is what state would we be in now [if that had happened],” he asked, saying it might be time to reconsider the strategy. … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson denies privately backing free movement of people
Boris Johnson is poised to DROP £30,000 salary threshold for migrants after Brexit as the government insists new immigration system will be rolled out in full by January 2021
Asked whether the £30,000 threshold was discussed during today's Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: ‘It wasn’t. That is something we asked MAC to do a separate piece of work on and I would expect that to be published shortly as well. … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson is poised to DROP £30,000 salary threshold for migrants after Brexit as the government insists new immigration system will be rolled out in full by January 2021
Donald Trump hails ‘tremendous’ post-Brexit trade deal with ‘wonderful’ Boris Johnson in Davos speech
The PM is due to head to Washington next month and open talks on the deal, before he starts discussions with the EU. … [Read more...] about Donald Trump hails ‘tremendous’ post-Brexit trade deal with ‘wonderful’ Boris Johnson in Davos speech
UK employment rate hits record HIGH in boost to Boris Johnson ahead of Brexit as the number of women in work and those becoming self-employed surges
David Freeman, the head of labour markets and households at the statistics agency, said: 'The employment rate is at a new record high, with over two-thirds of the growth in people in work in the last year coming from women working full-time. … [Read more...] about UK employment rate hits record HIGH in boost to Boris Johnson ahead of Brexit as the number of women in work and those becoming self-employed surges
