So it seems. Details on him. I found it interesting and informative.
Nemo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-dont-know-what-he-will-do-europe-braces-for-brexit-with-boris-johnson-11563825742
‘I Don’t Know What He Will Do’: Europe Braces for Brexit With Boris Johnson
Britain’s possible future prime minister alarmed and charmed his European counterparts during his tenure as foreign secretary
By Max Colchester and Laurence Norman
July 22, 2019 4:02 pm ET
Boris Johnson’s last act as Britain’s foreign secretary was to gather a host of European dignitaries in London and fail to turn up.
As the group of ministers waited in a conference center in London’s docklands last summer, text messages flooded in: Mr. Johnson had just quit the British government in protest over its handling of Brexit. “Well, it’s all rather happening, isn’t it?” said Alan Duncan, a British foreign office minister who was playing host amid the diplomatic mess, according to people present. European officials laughed, and some expressed relief that Mr. Johnson was gone.
Mr. Johnson may now be set to return this week, this time as Britain’s prime minister, and European officials say they don’t know what to expect.
Over the course of his career—including his leadership of the Brexit campaign and his rocky tenure as Britain’s foreign secretary—Mr. Johnson has proved to be unpredictable. He has survived scandals, and against the odds won the race to be mayor of London as well as the referendum to quit the EU. He promotes leaving the world’s biggest trade bloc but also markets himself as pro-globalization and pro-business.
In his two years as foreign secretary, he at times alarmed his European counterparts: He once compared former French President François Hollande to a World War II prison guard and likened the highly technical Brexit talks to trading Legos for candy.
Other times, he charmed them. His former aides recall being overwhelmed by demands from foreign ministers for bilateral meetings with the man they just called “Boris.” He has delved into deep discussions with officials about ancient Greek history and lobbied hard in Washington to defend the EU’s stance on Iran.
Mr. Johnson declined to comment for this article.
As prime minister, Mr. Johnson promises to dial up the brinkmanship between the U.K. and EU ahead of Britain’s scheduled exit from the trade bloc on Oct. 31. Mr. Johnson says he wants to renegotiate a divorce deal. The EU has repeatedly said the agreement isn’t up for renegotiation.
Mr. Johnson has said in recent weeks the EU must believe he is prepared to go through with an economically damaging “no deal,” otherwise better divorce terms won’t be offered. Britain’s Parliament has previously voted to block such an abrupt split with the EU, but in Brussels officials are preparing for turbulence.
“I don’t know what he will do now,” Luxembourg’s foreign minister, Jean Asselborn, said of Mr. Johnson’s Brexit plans. “He’s a born actor. But you know, Brexit is not a play.”
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go read the rest at link above.
Yeah things continue to sit in the realm of "facts are stranger than fiction" here in the UK.
I am not a big fan of Boris Johnson. Yet to be absolutely honest the available choices are just as bad.
At the moment there are no best of bad choices available. My "I do not like any politician or political party" stance holds true.
Everything here in the UK is so complicated and so unpredictable. That you cannot really do any accurate predictions of how the near and far term future will unfold.
Preppers here are wise to just continue to prep in a general manner and hold on for the ride.
Don't get me wrong. The UK is still a good place to live at the moment. It us just that the future is uncertain.
What is certain however. Is that like other places. The society is divided and polarized. However in a less confrontational way than other places. I think that is a sign of the times in the West though.
One thing that can be counted on is that those in the political establishment are blatant in their lies and rhetoric. There are no attempts to hide the manipulations. They are very bold. The populace is so easily led that there is zero sophistication in how they act day to day.
Gonna be interesting times indeed.
