Boris Johnson has just launched his latest Euro-myth
Up to 9% of voters are willing to change their minds on the strength of Boris Johnson’s arguments, according to pollsters. Should we be worried about the spiritual leader of the out campaign? Having seen the Johnson phenomenon in gestation, I think so.
By way of explanation, a little history. In the mid-1990s, soon after arriving in Brussels as a Europe correspondent, I was assigned to find the truth about a long-running Euro-myth: the claim that Brussels was to force Britain to call its chocolate “vegelate”. At that time learning about Euro-myths – smaller condoms, square strawberries, fishermen forced to wear hairnets – took up more time than explaining treaty changes.… Seguir leyendo »