The home truths posted by advocatusDIABOLI just about sum up this sad remnant of our once glorious Great Britain.
But how did we get here? Was it forced on us or did we vote for it?
Before this thread goes to Jet Blast, let me suggest that we arrived here through the negligence of the electorate - and that's about all of us who should be reading this at this time of night.
Maybe it is about time that we put down the Sun, turned off Coro, left the tinnies unopened and paid more attention to who we vote for.
I sincerely hope that the next election produces a high turnout of well-informed voters.
I can but dream!