If Boris Johnson’s name is ever linked to a political idea, it is likely to be “cakeism” — the notion that it is possible to govern without making hard choices. Mr Johnson’s famous remark that, when it comes to cake, he is “pro having it and pro eating it too” has defined his approach to Brexit. Its feasibility will soon be put to the test, when (as seems inevitable), he becomes prime minister later this month after winning the Conservative party leadership election.
如果鮑里斯•強森(Boris Johnson)的名字與一種政治思想有關聯的話,那麼它可能是「蛋糕主義」(cakeism):可以在不做出艱難選擇的情況下管理國家。對於蛋糕,強森有一句名言,他「既支持擁有蛋糕也支持喫掉蛋糕」,這番言論定義了他對英國退歐的態度。當他本月晚些時候在贏得保守黨黨魁選舉後成爲英國首相時(這似乎是板上釘釘了),這種策略的可行性將很快接受考驗。