Let's hope Boris Johnson will deliver

Sadly, I think that must be right, but I would also add a further twist. In 20 years time our main preoccupation will be climate change chaos. It will only be worthwhile rejoining the EU, at that time, if it helps protect our national and resource security in a very dangerous world.

I’m no longer sure what the answer will be to that, when the time comes. This is a fast moving issue which we have not yet fully grasped. So, best to concentrate on the present, at least to begin with.

Boris Johnson is now master of all that he surveys, not my desired outcome. I understand John Higson’s concern about his character (letters December 12). I always thought there was a ‘good’ Boris, and behind that a very 'bad' one. Since the referendum 'bad' Boris has been in the ascendancy.

But I think I was wrong on that, there is only one Boris, and that’s a rationally 'selfish' one. He now no longer has to obey the every word of his right-wing colleagues, many of whom he probably holds in contempt anyway. What matters to him now is his place in the history books.

My guess is that he will not want to wreck the economy or lose Scotland and Northern Ireland from the Union, or fail to address climate change. So I suspect that, by lucky chance and due to this massive majority, we are now heading for close regulatory alignment to the EU, but the end of free movement of people.

Things might have been much nastier if the majority had been tiny. Boris also knows that he must deliver for people in the North and Midlands who lent him their support, because of Brexit, but primarily because they could not vote for the appalling Jeremy Corbyn, and because they felt neglected.

So, we can certainly expect a transformation of the NHS and more police officers. But, this must be the greatest hope – as 'selfish' Boris fantasises about his place in the history books, will he act on the importance of massive infrastructural investment across all the economy, for example in transport, housing and energy, not just the NHS? He does have infrastructure visions but will he deliver, even if it means more borrowing? Let’s hope so.

John Gemmell, Wem

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