After Boris Johnson, Tory activists want (still) Boris Johnson

by time news

“It feels like the tail end of a cricket club. Or in the waiting room of a high-end clinic specializing in prostate treatment”, s’amuse The Economist.

“It’s a tide of baggy linen outfits, Panama hats, pink pants matching the cheeks of their owners, white hair and bald heads. It would not be surprising to find an individual answering to the rank of commander in the area. Women are rare and, with the exception of the staff, almost all faces are white.

At rallies of Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the last two contenders for the post of leader of the British Conservative Party, “the adherents are exactly as one would expect”. Older than the average electorate. Well off, too. And 96% white. “This last point is not extravagant for British political activistsspecifies the liberal weekly, Labor, for example, is 92% white.”

“What planet do you live on?”

For the second time in three years, this small segment of the population, made up of approximately 160,000 people, has an invaluable privilege: that of choosing, by September 2, the next head of government. “It is the people as a whole who should choose who will take the post of

You may also like

Leave a Comment