Devolution Debased

In a telling indication of how far England's first colony has fallen behind the mainland, politicians in Wales may soon be invited to legislate against saying the thing that is not in public office. A law against deliberate lying has been ruled out as too complex; it's true that Britain's leading liberal newspaper regularly proclaims what politicians "believe" and "hope," but apparently the necessary psychic powers have yet to manifest themselves in Cardiff. Nevertheless, the parliamentary standards committee has drawn up recommendations to tighten up the code of conduct and sanction the kind of people who claim Cabinet-level expenses at Westminster. With an access of insular complacency worthy of the proportionally-represented Euro-wogs, one commentator has even called on Westminster to emulate the Welsh example; and this despite the changes being at least partially driven by the possibility of electoral gains for Team Starmer's own favourite policy advisors at Farage Falange Incorporated.