Boris Johnson's appointment as Foreign Secretary by Theresa May, has left not just an ordinary citizen like myself, but more than half of the world's influential governmental figures and leaders incredulous and in laughter and scepticism.
I cannot quite comprehend how such an unreliable and mischievous individual could be trusted to support Brexit and our reputation abroad. How is he supposed to forge new relations and maintain existing ties if he has a tendency to insult renowned people, be it presidents or other very important people. What I find particularly frustrating must I say, is his previous dig at U.S president Barack Obama, claiming that the Obama, being part-Kenyan, dislikes the British empire due to his ancestral dislike. If so was the case, why would Obama have been elected by a ridiculous amount of White people to become the U.S's first Black president? Why would Obama be so dedicated to protect and honour police officers, despite the constant targeting and police killings of Black men? Aside from Obama, Turkish president, Recep Erdogan was described to be a 'wankerer' by Johnson in a poem . With the Turkey coup causing the country emotional anguish and pain, Johnson's new position as Foreign Secretary can be deemed as a lack of poor judgement and consideration.
Johnson has called the EU a "job-destroying engine"in his malicious intent to scaremonger people into voting to opt out of the European Union. Migrants may be getting jobs easier than British citizens, but we have to start asking ourselves why this is. They do the jobs we don't necessarily want to do or think we are above - cleaning jobs, social care, manual labour etc. Migrants are not the problem solely, it is the influx of people. Yes we may need to tighten our borders, because more people coming in means more strain on public services such as the NHS, housing and education. In effect, this means more cuts to our welfare system so we can fund other parts of our social infrastructure. We are at a time in which we need to strive and prosper for more wider economic growth, not decline.
As a country, Britain is economically and socially vulnerable at the current moment, with EU negotiations still to be made at the height of such a sharp and sudden exit. However, Theresa May's victory as Prime minister has given me some hope and a whole load of curiosity at how she will lead the country. She is a woman with clear direction and admirable wisdom, despite the fact she contemplated and made Johnson our foreign secretary. Hey, everyone makes mistakes, and I guess this was one of May's early mistakes. I really hope Johnson can use some charm and wit to win over some financially benefitting deals for Britain. He is currently meeting foreign ministers abroad in Brussels. lets hope he acts appropriately on this international stage, if not for his sake, for us at least.
Johnson has called the EU a "job-destroying engine"in his malicious intent to scaremonger people into voting to opt out of the European Union. Migrants may be getting jobs easier than British citizens, but we have to start asking ourselves why this is. They do the jobs we don't necessarily want to do or think we are above - cleaning jobs, social care, manual labour etc. Migrants are not the problem solely, it is the influx of people. Yes we may need to tighten our borders, because more people coming in means more strain on public services such as the NHS, housing and education. In effect, this means more cuts to our welfare system so we can fund other parts of our social infrastructure. We are at a time in which we need to strive and prosper for more wider economic growth, not decline.
As a country, Britain is economically and socially vulnerable at the current moment, with EU negotiations still to be made at the height of such a sharp and sudden exit. However, Theresa May's victory as Prime minister has given me some hope and a whole load of curiosity at how she will lead the country. She is a woman with clear direction and admirable wisdom, despite the fact she contemplated and made Johnson our foreign secretary. Hey, everyone makes mistakes, and I guess this was one of May's early mistakes. I really hope Johnson can use some charm and wit to win over some financially benefitting deals for Britain. He is currently meeting foreign ministers abroad in Brussels. lets hope he acts appropriately on this international stage, if not for his sake, for us at least.