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With the exception of the Garden Bridge, Johnson has never expected any of this rubbish to become reality. He uses the announcements to conjure up the illusion that he has political ideas and a political life of his own. It doesn't matter when they're subsequently binned, as the impression that he tries to shake things up and innovate will persist with people who don't really pay attention.
In news that will truly shock the nation, Johnson's nonsensical tunnel to Norn Iron has gone the way of his Thames airport, garden bridge, world-beating test and trace, election pledges, marital vows etc and so on...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/14/boris-johnson-scotland-northern-ireland-tunnel-plans-axed