Searching for Waterloo: This Defeat Might Not Be Decisive for Boris Johnson

‘Citizen Boris’ makes most of his pending punishments moot.

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Prime Minister Johnson at London's Gatwick Airport, after arriving on a flight from the Caribbean, on October 22, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA via AP

“I don’t know what effect these men will have on the enemy, but by God, they terrify me.” Such are the words, attributed to the Duke of Wellington inspecting his troops before the Battle of Waterloo — the anniversary of which we celebrate Sunday.

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