Many have said that the UK is irreparably divided and therefore dysfunctional to the point of impeding the ability of any one party to govern it effectively.
Just what is Boris Johnson, the UK’s new prime minister: a liberal or conservative? A historian writing a book about Brexit, the focus of much of Johnson’s career, says the man is hard to pin down.
It’s not actually unusual for a British prime minister to enter power like this. But does Johnson need a mandate more than most?
New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will succeed or fail on the back of the single dominant issue that dominates British politics: Brexit.
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As the divisive politician becomes the UK prime minister, many are wondering how much democracy he might be willing to sacrifice on the alter of English nationalism.
We now have ‘Believe in Britain’ and ‘Make America Great Again’. This language posits itself as inclusive, but in reality creates the space for Trumpian excesses.
Parliamentarians and party members have held their noses and voted in a man deeply unsuited to lead. Now the British public must live with their choice.
Senegalese women cast their ballots in the presidential elections in February.
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They’ve been right so far – and the crowd is now forecasting another Article 50 extension.
The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Rev Justin Welby (right) with the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu in February 2015.
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