The Catholic church in Ireland lost power by flouting the morals it prescribed. The Tory government risks a similar fate, says Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole
It is not news that Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings treat rules with contempt. But there is one rule even they might be expected to obey, because it is crucial to the maintenance of power. Never, ever, make the people who place their faith in you feel like fools.
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