A Fork in the Road

The last time this magazine called on a Tory leader to go was in July 2022 [“THE FAILURES OF BORIS”]. “The country deserves better,” we said. It didn’t get it, but we were right to say that time was up for Mr Johnson. He announced his resignation on 7 July, though we’re suitably modest about the role of The Critic in making that happen. No such Cassandra-like gifts attach themselves to our saying that Kemi Badenoch has failed as Tory leader, is failing, and shall go on failing until she leads he...