Is Boris Johnson, Britain's new prime minister, anti-immigrant, a homophobe, a bigot – or just politically expedient?
- Written by Luke Reader, Teaching Fellow, History Department, Case Western Reserve University
After the election of Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister, does Britain have a populist, nativist politician as its head of government?
It’s hard to say. Johnson has been a little of everything during his career.
Over three decades in public life, Johnson has shifted between social liberalism and right-wing...