Labour has a serious problem,but the final place to travel for sincere advice is the Conservative partyOnly in America. Never in Britain. The irresistible rise of Donald Trump has horrified our political lesson and at the same time has made them feel terribly smug. His incendiary journey towards the presidential nomination of one of his country’s major parties has been accompanied by many expressions of disgust on this side of the Atlantic.
In unison, our mainstream politicians have condemned the racist language he unleashes against Mexicans and Muslims. What a gift he has been. What a pleasurable opportunity he has offered British politicians wanting to posture from tall moral ground. Some MPs have backed motions demanding that the probable Republican nominee be banned from our shores. Others have insisted that he should be allowed here so he can be told to his face that he is horrible.
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Source: theguardian.com