Current political crisis can be traced back to the pandemic years

IT is obvious, from the tragic findings of the Covid Inquiry report, that the years 2020-2023 are pivotal in understanding the political crisis that is now unfolding in the UK.

During that time, along with Brexit and Covid, we had two monarchs, three prime ministers and four chancellors. This resulted in Partygate, thousands of unnecessary covid deaths, NHS procurement scandals, the Liz Truss disaster and the rest.

All this and more is discussed in Russell Jones’s fascinating book Four Chancellors and a Funeral – a truly shocking, insightful, yet humorous read.

It exposes corruption and near criminal incompetence by Westminster , which in losing billions of public money has resulted in an ever-increasing national debt. By contrast, other European countries are progressing well, within