As I feared, we looks very much as if Boris Johnson is going to play being the entertainer with quips and jollying everyone along while at the next level all the authors of 'Britannia Unchained" have cabinet posts, including some regarded as the top jobs, and they will undoubtedly be pushing to make the ideas of that book the policy.

I advise people to try to borrow a copy and read it, as I did. I am reluctant to give them the royalties...