Tory ideals count for nothing in the kneejerk era of Boris Johnson | Simon Jenkins

Britain is no longer being run to any political programme, but according to its prime minister’s impulsive responses to events

Who would be a Tory ideologue? One minute you must favour a private-sector, low-tax, deregulated economy, basking in the glories of free trade. The next you must favour state spending, corporate taxes, regulated energy prices, trade barriers and restricted labour markets. One minute, queues at petrol stations are nothing to do with Brexit. The next they can be eased by Br...