When I first heard on the radio that Theresa May had become our Prime Minister, back in 2016, I was a bit confused, since at that time I had no knowledge of most MPs, the only exceptions being David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and our local MP, who I only really knew because I’d overheard my parents complaining about ‘The new Tory tosser’ who’d replaced their much loved Lib Dem candidate. I was also quite angry, although I have to admit that was no fault of Mrs May’s since the main thing I was angry about was the victory of Brexit over Bremain, which, even at the age of 12 I felt very strongly about (I’ve always had strong opinions, I seem to either absolutely hate something or love it. This extends past politics too, it used to be a family joke that as a toddler, if I was remotely upset about basically anything I would begin to noisily complain that it was ‘The worst day of my life’; Evidently, this is not a habit I’ve grown out of, just learnt to channel into areas outside of not being allowed ice cream after dinner).

Overall, Theresa May’s time as PM was shockingly boring. Since her policies and personality seemed to resemble a piece of soggy cardboard more than a ‘strong and stable’ leader, nobody could really bring themselves to love or hate her. The only thing she was good for seemed to be calling snap elections and being a source of jokes between me and my friends (Any reference to those fields of wheat still make us crack up, even this much later). While I did really feel a bit sorry for her and the situation she was stuck in, especially near the end of her time as PM when she would seem to just keep presenting Parliament with deal after deal that they kept rejecting, she is in my mind, and will likely remain (ironically) one of the least interesting or inspiring leaders that the UK has ever had.

But now, annoyingly, I’d give anything (… Well maybe not anything, but a good amount of ‘things’) to bring her back. I would trade basket-case Boris for bland, unsuccessful Theresa any day of the week.

The man seems incessantly obsessed with Brexit. His so called do-or-die attitude seems like it will be much more dying than do. He is like a small child when it sees something it wants in a shop, he will do anything to get HIS Brexit, even if it means sitting down, refusing to move and throwing a tantrum. Our situation with the EU and the whole of Europe is fragile enough already, but while Theresa seemed almost too soft with it, Boris is likely to be like a bull in a china shop. Any of the slow progress that May’s time as PM has made will be instantly ripped to shreds as Boris tries to create his Brexit: Endgame, which, unlike in the film, will likely not work and instead will just result in Thanos (Which I suppose is the EU in this strange metaphor that I regret creating) defeating the UK.

Don’t get me started on his tax cuts. How can Boris really look at our country, with our social, health and educational services are already barely hanging alive by a thread and think to himself, ‘Hmm… I know how we can solve this, give the services LESS money’. In what world will giving the highest earners a tax break help our country, especially in a post-Brexit world which could potentially see HUGE damage to our economy. Not only this, but he wants to increase spending on the police force, and intends to increase the money that schools are given per pupil. Is he thinking that the money for this is going to magically fall out of the sky and land at his feet, ready for the government to spend?

However, even though I greatly dislike Boris and the majority of his policies, I have to admit: I agree with him in one major area; The environment. He seems to strongly oppose the third Heathrow runway and, to a lesser degree, HS2. They say that every cloud has its silver lining, and I guess this is his (Even if the rest of the cloud seems to be dark grey and poised to rain).

In all honestly, I don’t know what life with Boris is going to be like. In an ideal world, it would be as uneventful and dull as Mrs May’s. But in our current world, with Brexit, climate change and even conflict with Iran hanging over the horizon, this seems unlikely. In the end, all we can do is hope for the best.