May I quote from Winston Churchill's "History of the Second World War" Vol 1 end of chapter V. I will leave it to the reader to draw parallels......
"We must regard as deeply blameworthy before history the conduct not only of the British National and Conservative Government, but of the Labour-Socialist and Liberal parties, both in and out of office, during this fatal period. Delight in smooth sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electorial success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour-Socialist party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr Lloyd George, the earstwhile wartime leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.