On both the left and the right, I've never despaired more at British politicians

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7. "problems so big, politicians confronting them were so small"

Yes mate, welcome to the US. Here in Nebraska the university has a nazi terrorist enrolled but they're afraid to expel him because the generation of swine legislature will make bigger budget cuts if they do. The drooling GOP knuckle draggers in the governator's mansion and statehouse would punish the university for not protecting "free speech". As bad as it is, I envy Britain, hope it turns around for ya's before it sinks to our level.