Do as I say, except at my dos: Boris Johnson’s parties
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 1 February 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
A long-awaited report confirms rumours that have consumed Boris Johnson’s premiership. He may be weakened, but early signs suggest he will not fall. One year after Myanmar’s military coup, the protest mood has not faded; the murderous junta is failing to rule and the country is falling apart. And the pain of losing one’s native tongue in a foreign land.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:06.6 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:08.8 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:17.6 | For ten years a kind of quasi-civilian rule in Myanmar led to foreign investment, sharp |
| 0:23.2 | growth and a rising middle class. |
| 0:25.9 | Within one year ago today, all that stopped when the military snatched power again. |
| 0:31.1 | We examined the ensuing, unceasing unrest. |
| 0:35.9 | And it's not easy for immigrants who try to hang on to their native language, and losing |
| 0:40.1 | it can leave them feeling bereft. |
| 0:42.6 | We ask about the means and the merits of keeping in practice and how to recover a forgotten |
| 0:47.5 | tongue later on. |
| 0:55.8 | But first, firstly I want to say sorry. |
| 1:05.8 | And I'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that |
| 1:11.2 | this matter has been handled. |
| 1:13.2 | And it's no use. |
| 1:14.9 | Once again, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has found himself apologising in Britain's |
| 1:19.1 | Parliament. |
| 1:20.4 | This is a moment when Mr. Crosshals in the mirror and we must learn. |
| 1:26.0 | Yesterday, Sue Gray, a civil servant in charge of investigating allegations that Mr. Johnson |
| 1:30.7 | and others partied away while the country was in lockdown, published her report. |
| 1:36.0 | Kierstamer, the leader of the opposition, once again found himself condemning the Prime Minister. |
| 1:41.6 | By routinely breaking the rules he set, the Prime Minister took us all for falls. |
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