I was in Crete on Tuesday,
July 23, when it was announced Boris Johnson had beaten Jeremy Hunt by a ratio
of 2:1. I breathed a sigh of relief.
Two hours later, at the
Venetian Harbor at Rethymno, I asked a group of British tourists what they
thought of their new PM. “We are still in shock”, was their answer. Who were
they? Labor supporters, perhaps?
Some complain that only
92153 people decided who the next PM of the UK would be. But let’s not forget
that the best choice Britain ever made was on May 9, 1940 at 4:30 PM, when only
four people - Churchill, Chamberlain, Halifax and Margesson picked Churchill as
the next PM.
It is odd to hear German
spoken nearby while reading Antony Beevor’s Crete,
1941, seeing tourists parasailing and thinking of the May 20, 1941 airborne
attack which Major-General Bernard Freyberg underestimated expecting that the
main attack would be seaborne, despite all the Ultra decrypts.
“Never
mind backstop, the buck stops here!” Boris ditched the backstop as he quoted
Truman. Excellent! Exactly the right
approach. The EU may finally budge if they know for sure Boris may just walk
away. But will Boris side with Trump on Iran and abandon the appeasing
Europeans?
I
really sense a change in the air. For
the first time in years there is hope. As I wrote on June 23, 2016 - Britain
votes OUT - Congratulations! Britain
has found its soul.
Keep Buggering On!
Keep Buggering On!
