![]() 2 See Mornington, A-D., “Brexit’s Libertarian Fallacy”, Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique.1 Johnson, B.,, speech given in London at the Vote Leave Headquarters, (.). ![]() Is the Conservative Party becoming more libertarian under Johnson? This is the question this paper seeks to examine. The need to implement Covid restrictions over the course of 2020 could explain this shift. Although he described himself as a libertarian in the past, he seems to be reluctantly moving away from the stance he adopted as a backbencher. If his Euroscepticism is not questioned of late, Johnson having led the UK out of the EU, his opinion concerning the size of the state is more ambiguous. Under Boris Johnson’s premiership, somewhat of a mixed message is emerging, which makes it challenging to attempt to classify Johnson’s vision. ![]() Its core principles have fluctuated to meet its electorate. In the UK, as a party, it has continuously moved across a spectrum, with on one side the centrist leaning One Nation Conservatism, characterised by a strong state, and on the other, since Thatcherism, a libertarian-lite attempt to roll back the state. Conservatism is a heterogeneous doctrine. ![]()
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