Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

Catching up with the death of QEII

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review, a number of things that happened, some of which we all knew but some of which I’ll bet you didn’t. I didn’t. So you don’t get lost in the mass of stuff, I’m doing some bolding: … Continue reading →

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Worldwide madness in the time of plague

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro flouted the government’s recommendation to stay indoors, and gangs in Rio de Janeiro enforced their own lockdown. “If the government won’t do the right thing, organized crime will,” their official statement … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson, in one short burst

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Naomi

Daily debacles have defined Johnson’s misrule. His is already a primer in ineptitude — and he hasn’t even tried to buy Greenland. –Roger Cohen, “Boris Johnson’s Do-or-Die Debacle,” in today’s New York Times

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