Levelling Up & Tory Democracy: From Disraeli to Johnson
Boris Johnson was sufficiently populist in style to see off Nigel Farage
In Andrew Gimson’s fine new book about Boris Johnson, deep and often neglected continuities are noted between Boris Johnson and Benjamin Disraeli. These continuities are found not only in both men’s popular appeal to working class voters as writers and public personalities, but also in their individual characters and - sometimes precarious - personal fi…