Russian interference highlights Britain’s political failings
Complacency, greed and self-interest have left the country’s institutions vulnerable
“THE OUTRAGE isn’t that there was interference,” says Kevan Jones. “The outrage is that no one wanted to know if there was interference.” Mr Jones, a member of the House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), whose report into Russian interference in British politics was published on July 21st, encapsulates the government’s alarming attitude to the question of whether Russia meddled in the result of the Brexit referendum.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “See no evil”
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