Nick Boles
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Nick Boles is a British politician known for his pragmatic approach to politics and his ability to engage with differing viewpoints. This interview reveals his focus on collaboration and understanding diverse perspectives, highlighting his role as a mediator in a divided political environment.
“Oh, yes, I'm sure that has a huge impact. Funny enough, obviously I know that you did too, and it is an experience that obviously it doesn't have to be cancer, it can be other threats to life too, but it is a peculiar experience that it's quite hard to explain to people who haven't had it.”
“The trouble is, I don't think that people are satisfied now by what might have satisfied them a year ago or two years ago, even before Christmas, before I said what I said about a no-deal Brexit. I would organize these regular meetings.”
“Exactly. So 10 years later, fully 10 years later. And it's weird how it seems to me always happen after some seismic event. So it happened after the referendum and then the leadership battle in which I obviously had tried to help my friend Michael Gove be elected leader.”
“Of course. And understandably, they didn't like the idea. And ultimately, it doesn't matter much. That was the sort of optional extra in the bill.”
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