Incompetence or opacity: the choice facing British voters
The first week of the election campaign points to a failure of political competition
There are still five weeks to go until polling day on July 4th. Nothing is certain until the ballots are counted. But the first week of the British general-election campaign has conformed almost exactly to type. That is bad news for the Conservatives, good news for Labour and worrying for Britain.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Incompetence or opacity?”
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