Boris Johnson. Image, Suzanne Plunkett, Chatham House, CC2.0.
So we know that Boris Johnson is prepared to use racist imagery. But is he also a fool?
To answer this question we have to go to the heart of the Conservative Dilemma. Because there is not simply an ideological war raging inside the Tory party. The fact that he is now reportedly under investigation for his comments about Muslim Women reveals clearly the underlying tensions in the Tory high command. Nor is it simply a question of personal ambition. Though there is plenty of that.
