But they are talking to themselves, not to the wider polities of Ireland, Britain or Europe. Mr Johnson ignores three huge issues. It suggests Mr Johnson might not be able to make his deal stick, even if the EU agreed to it. Like so many English Tories in the past and today, Mr Johnson simply does not share that sense of responsibility. It is typical of Mr Johnson and the hardliners that they have failed to engage with these realities at all.

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2019 17:16 UTC