Bruce Anderson’s column in the Independent is a must read today and it concludes with this telling anecdote:
‘The other day, a Cabinet minister had lunch with a journalist. “What happens if you win?” enquired the hack. The minister looked astonished. It was clear that this possibility had not occurred to him.
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