Independence: British state is now unrecoverable under a tsunami of sleaze
THE dictionary definition of a “dastard” is a mean, sneaking coward. Other definitions are wicked and cruel. Few would quarrel with these as a description of the UK government. As each day brings news of yet another scandal, it looks increasingly likely that the British state is unrecoverable as it sinks beneath a tsunami of sleaze. Even its most ardent admirers are losing faith. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, it seems, has had the dreaded signal from the “men in suits” that the game is up. The Tory philosophy throughout the ages, and it helps explain their grip on power, is to...
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