He deceived voters,facilitated austerity and caused untold suffering. A knighthood for him would shame the countryThe establishment is a safety net for the shameful and the shameless. Once you’re in, you’re in: and even whether you played a prominent role in plunging your country into crisis, and inflicting injustice on your fellow citizens,there are still baubles to be had.
Former chancellor George Osborne got his own newspaper, and ex-deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is reportedly to be made a knight of the realm. It has become fashionable in certain liberal circles to rehabilitate both as courageous warriors against the calamity of Brexit. But here are surely two architects of our crisis-stricken nation.
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Source: guardian.co.uk