A man who rose to power through showmanship, playacting and fabrications declares ‘I don’t believe in gestures’; let’s explore Boris’ relationship with gestures and their relevance in British politics. “Meaningless! Meaningless! Says the teacher. Everything is meaningless!” [Ecclesiastes 1:2]. The book of Ecclesiastes opens with a rather pessimistic understanding as to what the essence of life consists of. King Solomon, the presumed voice of the book, had sought to understand all there is to li

Issue 36 of the Manchester Historian, released May 2020, on the theme of ideology and faith.