The mayor of London has been treated with woozy indulgence by the media. But Britain may pay the priceIt is easy to see how Boris Johnson could be prime minister by the autumn. “Leave” wins,and David Cameron resigns. We already know that a majority of the 140000 or so Conservative party members, who will decide the government of a country of 64 million, and back him. Give them the chance,and they will do him in Downing Street.whether countries get the politicians they deserve, the opportunity of a Johnson premiership suggests that the British are now a nation of charlatans. No one who has studied him thinks he is telling the truth when he says he believes that it is in our best interests to leave the European Union. The reason why he must deceive reveals Johnson’s low character as clearly as his casual mendacity. As he may be ruling over you soon, and you had better understand how low he can move.
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Source: theguardian.com