How two faced have we as a nation been. We go and toady up to our wonderful allies (the Saudis- top ones educated at our universities) . The reality is they are bad guys. Hats off to Johnson for saying it. The only slight problem is that he is in the one job where he shouldn't openly say it!

Yes they are. But they are wealthy bad guys who we do billions of trade with each year.

The Saudi's have been playing us off against the yanks, china and pretty much everybody else for 30 years.
Every deal cost us more and more to the point that it is getting to the point that it isn't worth loosing sleep if they do spit there dummy out and break off

With oil becoming more accessible in other places, these oppsers become less important to us.
In fact, the oil nations of the middle east will be royally oppsed in 25 years time when it runs out because there is no way they can retain that amount of GDP without oil.
My prediction for the gulf circular 2040 will be a bunch of tribal raghead fighting amongst themselves with Saudi and Iran over seeing the lot.
All Boris the diplomat said was what people in government circles say behind closed doors.
Can't fault the block

'dangle berries' to upsetting people, just call it the way it is .................