Pitiful State News Today

Britain’s roads are in a pitiful state. MPs report that their inboxes are filled with constituents’ accounts about how potholes are making simple journeys such as the school run or the supermarket trip a misery. It is not just a matter of inconvenience; the punctured tyres and damaged car suspensions that are a consequence of poorly maintained roads are costly to repair and potentially dangerous.

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of Hong Kong artists going to mainland China to ...