One would not expect, at the least in Western democracies, to see people taking to street, immediately after a new prime minister takes office with a landslide mandate. But, it had happened in Britain. On the evening of the 13 th of December, barely few hours after returning to 10 Downing Street from seeing the Monarch and getting assent to form a new government, PM Johnson had to endure chanting by hundreds of  protesters outside calling for an end to Tory rule. Most notable thing was the dominance of the angry youth among those protesters. If pre-election opinion polls are to be believed, which predicted the Tory landslide too well, then the overwhelming majority of the young had not voted for Johnson’s premiership. The 12th December election was a gamble that Johnson has won with his instinct that he can exploit the frustrations of a larger populace over Brexit. He made it a single issue election and campaigned on the message ‘Get Brexit Done’. He, therefore, chose to kee...

Friday night’s election debate, once again, has exposed how divided the British nation is. The Sky  poll conducted by the YouGov shows 52-48 difference between the two main contenders vying for No 10, Downing Street, incumbent Boris Johnson and challenger Jeremy Corbyn. It is the same margin that set the course of the messiest divorce from the European Union, the Brexit referendum. The winner Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the debate stuck to his campaign theme ‘Get Brexit Done’. His rival, Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of taking a neutral position and giving people another chance to decide between a new deal or remaining in the EU seems represent the Brexit opponents. PM Johnson, amidst huge criticism for trying to evade media scrutiny, fared well in the debate by sticking to his well-rehearsed strategy with a portrayal of lingering chaos and uncertainty if his opponent gets in to Downing Street. His emphasis was on three areas : there is an agreed deal which in his w...