The newly-minted PM is promising to use Trumpian tactics in his negotiations with the EU. He’s already intensifying efforts to prepare for no-deal. Lots of growling, threats, and table pounding are in the offing. Will it work?
No, because:
- Given the size and workings of the EU, getting it to change positions is very difficult, regardless of the issue;
- The EU has every incentive to make leaving difficult and painful;
- The EU is better prepared for no-deal than the UK, and has far less to lose; and
- The EU leadership believes Boris is a liar and a clown.
In other words, the EU thinks Boris is full of Bullwinkle.