Boris Johnson is suddenly in favour of state intervention – ‘conservatism’ means whatever suits him

Johnsonomics, as it may come to be known, is a rather random collection of populist ideas

The UK cannot, under a Johnson or a Corbyn administration, escape globalisation or the influence of much larger trading partners (AFP/Getty)

There are at least three things wrong with Boris Johnson’s newfound faith in the power of state intervention in the economy.

First, it is profoundly un-Conservative. Or at least profoundly un-Thatcherite (though that is more a problem for them than the rest of the nation).

Ideological free marketeers such as Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, Sajid Javid, Jacob Rees-Mogg and many others must be wondering what on earth is happening to the party they thought they were members of.