If nothing else, Boris and the Right Wing Conservatives he represents are bold!
If we drift into a Hard Brexit and face the disruption to food and other supplies that many importers fear, then Bojo et al risk becoming known as the people who stole Christmas 2019 (The Grinch Party, led by Grinch Johnson).
I really wonder if any sane politician can countenance this epithet even in the unlikely event that the risks of such disruption are low.
As the EU will already have weighed up the political implications, he cannot look for them to thunder to his rescue – they will continue to play hard ball.