Can Anyone in Britain Run a Government?
The recent farce over welfare reform was another demonstration that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves aren't particularly good at their jobs. Yet, shortly before them, we had two of the worst prime ministers in our long history: Liz Truss and Boris Johnson. Only 12% of Britons believe that the government consistently prioritizes the nation's interests over party politics, according to a June 25 report by the National Centre for Social Research on public attitudes following last year's general election. Some 58% said that they 'almost never' trust politicians of any party to tell the truth when they're 'in a tight corner.'
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