Stop the boats, wreck the state

Another week, and it’s another two institutions on the brink – prisons and the asylum system.

His idea of serious government was an AI summit and a five-point plan that never had a hope of working. Pic: Flickr/Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

There are no consequences for failure in modern British politics, just speaking gigs, board seats, and new wallpaper in Downing Street. The country, however, is not so lucky. When ministers depart, having l…