Why is Boris so Confident?
The spectre of Partygate looms large over Boris Johnson; coupled with the cost of living crisis that his and Sunak’s disastrous policies have wrought upon the UK, current opinion polling is not looking good for him right now. Currently, opinion polling from major pollsters has Labour on a lead of between 6 and 11 percent (for comparison, Tony Blair won the 1997 election by a margin of 12.5%, so an 11% lead is indicative of a similarly scaled landslide). Even worse for the Prime Minister is polling on individual policy and leadership areas, with most pollsters showing Labour leads on every issue they poll, from the economy to healthcare to crime to integrity in office. If that is the case, then why is Boris so confident? Usually, when a government is in such a tailspin, its chaotic actions are matched by chaotic and often pessimistic media briefing, statements and leaks. However, while we are of course seeing plenty of chaotic actions, the approach of the government in terms of wh...