Once we had great respect for boisterous, charming Boris Johnson, as he twice won Mayoral election against popular, left-wing Labour candidate Ken Livingstone.
Boris and Nigel’s larger than life personalities won Brexit election against all odds. But his meek surrender in Conservative leadership election when back-stabbed by colleague and his wavering, lukewarm support for Brexit makes us wonder whether he ever believed in Brexit or it was a mere tool in his ambition to unseat Cameron, become next PM. After his blunder commenting on Saudi Arabia when our PM was talking to Saudi king, is now considered loose cannon, perhaps his days as Foreign Secretary may be numbered.
As I have commented before, our politicians are gutless to stand-up against Brussels bureaucrats, lack self-confidence. As we have £80 billion trade deficit, we are in strong position to get good deal, but our politicians are already talking about paying billions into EU coffers to remain in “Single Market” instead of warning EU that they have much more to lose if we they fail to give us right deal. Germany and France will suffer most if Britain is denied free access.
City of London could have minor difficulties, hiccups with EU but as overseas investment is on the rise with Tata, Honda and Japanese IT firms investing billions; confidence is high, only our politicians could scruple good deal if they fail to take the bull by the horn. How nation could do with another Lady Thatcher!
Bhupendra Gandhi
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