A spectacle, I suppose, but not an entirely edifying one

The disgust of citizens for their chattering classes is a global phenomenon. Lions led by donkeys indeed. More pedestrian: fundamentally moral but occasionally flawed people are generally being led by fundamentally flawed but occasionally moral people.

The choice between Tories & Labour, @alexmassie suggests, is "akin to wagering on one of those Victorian cricket matches in which a team of one-armed men took on a team of one-legged cricketers. A spectacle, I suppose, but not an entirely edifying one." https://t.co/dMmFw6q168

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) February 27, 2018