The Global Britain Brexit

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I think the person who blew it probably most was Boris. I'm not one of those who say Boris Johnson squandered the coalition that he initially achieved. He just thought something will turn up and I'll deal with it when that happens. It's an ancient pagan view, as you among others have written Freddie,. according to which the intelligent ruler, Paris fate, Paris death to me, is always flexible and works for as long as it works. But it doesn't work forever.

Freddie Sayers meets philosopher John Gray.

John Gray was the prophet of the postliberal age, describing global capitalism as a false utopia as early as 1998. In his most recent writing, he has returned to geopolitics, and has described the populist moment, the pandemic, and the growing threat of superpower conflict as existential threats to the liberal, technocratic order.

Amid this chaos, Rishi Sunak — former Goldman Sachs banker — has become Britain’s new prime minister. Has the technocratic order of the 2010s returned? Or has the modern world moved beyond its reach?

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