March 31, 2012

Britain Suffers a Deep Malaise

Max Hastings, Daily Mail

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Government after government fails abysmally to address passionate public sentiment about human rights legislation, unrestricted immigration, a justice system that seems skewed in favour of offenders at the expense of their victims, a financial services industry that enriches itself while impoverishing those who trust their money to it, the ludicrous excesses of Health and Safety, and the terrifying growth in...

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