Ysenda Maxtone Graham

The joys of Neglexit

When Labour start renationalising the railways and banning free schools, we’ll be nostalgic for these days

issue 06 October 2018

The new political buzzword is ‘Neglexit’: the state of being in which, because the government is so wrapped up in Brexit negotiations, Britain is barely being governed. No big, visionary new policies are being launched. Gone are the days when every parliamentary session included an NHS Bill, a Criminal Justice Bill or an Education Bill.

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