Johnson's victory is built on a coalition of constituencies with fundamentally different priorities. Leafy shires don't expect the same thing from a govt as the post-industrial north. They have different economic interests.



How will he bind this together? A culture war.

There's no doubt in my mind the "othering" of minorities has only just begun. The new Tory alignment relies on giving these diverse voters a single thing to oppose. That's populism.



And it'll be "them". Muslims. Immigrants. Brown people. And in time, homosexuals too. You watch.

Dog whistle politics means few will admit this stuff openly. Don't need to say it. But to unite a coalition you need a common enemy, and Johnson has already told you what he thinks of foreigners. My pinned tweet lists his multiple racist comments and acts.