The size of Boris Johnson’s victory in last week’s British elections was stunning. The Conservative Party gained 67 seats from the last parliament winning 365 seats out of a total of 650 seats – the largest majority the party achieved since Margaret Thatcher’s victory in the mid-1980s. It sure looked as stunning as Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory. So, what happened here? The two leaders have pursued very similar strategies in pulling the upsets. Populism, economic nationalism and abandoning the traditional conservative fiscal restraint have been the cornerstones for theirRead More