Covid-19 in Wales: “One Team Wales” and/versus “Team UK”? by Stéphanie Bory

“…It seems that the handling of the pandemic compounded the tensions between Boris Johnson’s and Mark Drakeford’s governments, at a time when the British Prime Minister was trying to recentralise power in London.…”
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Exploring leadership on Instagram: A visual model for online leadership analysis by Michele Martini

“…To demonstrate, the LVPM will be employed to investigate the Instagram activity of Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson during the 2019 UK General Election. Findings show how the LVPM indicators enable us to highlight differences in leadership style, compare them and employ them to build a typology. …”
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“Do leaders change?”: A review of the contrasting behaviors of political leaders in ordinary-extraordinary situations by Arzu Özkanan, Yunus Yılan

“…Angela Merkel moved away from stability during the period of uncertainty; Vladimir Putin maintained his authoritarian and oppressive leadership, but shifted from ideological leadership to pragmatic leadership. Boris Johnson, while defined as an ideological leader, has occasionally exhibited pragmatic behaviors. …”
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Potential risks to the National Health Service (NHS) of a Post-Brexit US Trade Deal by Louise Dalingwater

“…At the very heart of the pro-Brexit narrative, currently supported by Eurosceptic politicians such as Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and David Davis, and Conservative think tanks including the Institute of Economic Affairs and Adam Smith’s Institute, is the belief that breaking European ties will enable Britain to reunite with the Anglosphere and notably its treasured ally, the United States. …”
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Ken Livingstone : The Thorn in (New) Labour’s Side by Timothy Whitton

“…This new stance did not prevent him from losing the 2008 election when the Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson, became mayor of London. This article will examine the antagonism between Ken Livingstone and the Labour Party in its “old” and “new” versions. …”
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