Illustration: Stephen Case
Opinion
Opinion
Welcome to Boris Johnson’s theatre of the absurd. But no one should laugh
- It is Britain’s funeral if it crashes out of the EU – recession and a break-up of the UK are the more likely outcomes, rather than the new prime minister’s promise of a magical revolution
- Worse, Britain risks losing its voice in the international, rules-based order it helped to build, just when the unravelling system most needs support
Illustration: Stephen Case