Irish Examiner View: A body blow for democracy

There has been a profound change in the character, plausibility, and security of British democracy. It is not possible to see any positives in that evolution.

In the twilight weeks of Theresa May’s ordeal as British prime minister, a number of commentators were derided for suggesting that a particularly British kind of coup was being hatched.

The passage of time, the selection of a lacklustre cabinet based more on fealty to Boris Johnson and Brexit, but most of all, the tolerated hubris of Downing Street advisor Dominic Cummings, suggests those commentators were more prescient than is comfortable.