25 results for Boris Johnson

2 May 2016

On Thursday London gets a new mayor. It will be one of two men: Sadiq Khan, the candidate for the left-wing Labour party, or Zac Goldsmith for the Conservatives. The betting seems to be on Khan taking over from the incum…

11 May 2012

We discuss Sudan’s Nuba mountains conflict, speak to Boris Johnson about London’s new ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, and also learn Syria’s archaeological past.

10 October 2012

The latest on Brazil’s Mensalão scandal, Boris Johnson biographer Sonia Purnell discusses London’s mayor, and David Phelan on the week’s biggest tech stories.

15 February 2017

We discuss North Korea’s history of foreign assassinations and ask how the UK’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, was received in the Gambia. Plus: could the Nokia 3310 be about to make a comeback?

19 July 2016

How many thousands of people can be held responsible by Turkey's president for Friday's failed coup? Plus: why are lone terrorist attackers drawn to Isis and is Boris Johnson is in the same political league as his counte…

8 December 2016

We ask if Syria’s five-year civil war could be nearing its conclusion and whether the UK’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson is right to criticise Saudi Arabia. Plus: does the Turner Prize still matter?

7 November 2017

We assess the damage done to the UK’s global image by the likes of Boris Johnson, review the latest findings from the Panama Papers and discuss how Russia is marking the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Plus: why is…

2 October 2018

Mary Dejevsky and Charles Hecker discuss the increasingly transparent leadership ambitions of the UK’s Brexit-loving Boris Johnson. Plus: why Melania Trump's tour has attracted her husband's ire, the state of liberal res…

30 June 2016

We discuss one of the most extraordinary days in modern British politics as Boris Johnson decides he doesn’t want to become prime minister. Plus: what Brexit will mean for airport expansion in the UK and a look at the rise…

24 June 2016

Monocle’s editors assess the aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Despite Boris Johnson and David Cameron being in no rush to leave just yet, the president of the European Commission is already poi…

12 October 2016

Britain’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson calls for the ICC to charge Russia with war crimes but what are the implications for relations between Moscow and London? Plus: Rio’s security chief steps down and as Randy Newman…

22 June 2016

European nations used to fight wars; now they have arguments in airless rooms about the size of bananas. It may not be exciting but it is undoubtedly progress. This didn’t happen by accident. At the end of the Second World…