All in it Together

In countries populated by lesser breeds, whose constitution was not written for them by mediaeval barons, democracy can sometimes prove more fragile than under the thousand-year rule of our own Mother of Parliaments. Despite his healthy buccaneering instincts with regard to the Amazon, Jair Bolsonaro is receiving some deeply un-British treatment from various media organisations, which have withdrawn coverage from the presidential hovel in the face of some spontaneous expressions of free speech by the local gammon. At least one political journalist claimed that "Brazil no longer enjoys full freedom of the press," although nothing prevented the journalists from staying and being screamed at some more. In a mature democracy such as the Recrudescent Imperium of Westminster, the Falklands and Barnard Castle, of course, such uncouth scenes would never occur, except now and then on the doorstep of someone without the resources to sue. In a stable and functioning democracy, an appropriate relationship between truth and power must always be maintained; which is why Britain's bulldog politicians courageously flee anyone who asks a scary question, and why Britain's free and fearless media consistently ensure that the facts are held accountable to the wealth creators.