Knife Wielders Never Wear the Crown

Knife Wielders Never Wear the Crown

The classicist in Boris will reach for many an ancient allusion of betrayal – Caesar in the forum, “et tu Gover?” – but while he is still relatively young at 52, the political historian in him will know that his moment has gone. There will be no Churchillian crescendo, no “my whole life has been a preparation for this moment”, no “glad confident morning again”. The lost leader.

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