I can acknowledge that I might cry a little over this, but I think it’s mostly tears of joy. In this depressing post-truth era I’ll take whatever laughs I can get. Watching working class Brexiteers thinking that shifty right wing middle class ex-public-school-boys are on their side amuses me greatly. Just looking at that “Lucas is a gonner” thread speaks volumes about the critical thinking abilities of Brexiteers.
Boris has already promised that existing EU migrants can stay in the UK – it seems his first thought as PM is to help immigrants rather than the British people. But Brexiteers conveniently overlook that. Is it a benevolent gesture on his part or is it more likely his decision is motivated by trying to protect the cheaper unskilled labour costs that business “leaders” enjoy, keeping their profit margins higher and workers wages lower (that’s the kind of thing Brexiteers claim, isn’t it?). I doubt Boris cares about the little people who make up the actual workforce, but I can totally see him being on the side of “leaders” like himself.
I believe that Boris will be as loyal to Brexiteers as Brexiteers were to UKIP when it came to the last general election.