Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips

Boris’s mind turns to mush

Is it Cabinet Cognitive Collapse or unbridled cynicism? Which is worse?

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Melanie Phillips
Jun 14, 2021
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Boris Johnson

Whatever you may think about Boris Johnson’s character or fitness for the great office of Britain’s prime minister that he currently occupies, there has never been any serious questioning of his brain capacity. This is deemed to be sufficient to negotiate with the EU in Latin while simultaneously writing his book on Shakespeare and beating …

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