JOHN LLOYD: Britain is melting down - fast
'The current mess is the result of the workings of democracy, which decreed opening the gates to the barbarians'
13 November 2017 - 06:29
Great Britain – ever ready to boast stable politics and a faultless, often-called “Rolls Royce” civil service – is in a mess. Between scandals over sex, secret meetings, political donors and the royal family, the government is melting down. The country’s own newspapers say so. On Thursday, The Times carried the front page headline “Brussels braced for fall of Theresa May’s government” – this before it has served half a year.
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