The tangled web

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive” Sir Walter ScottIn an article this week the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik neatly skewered the present political situation in the UK. Referring to Brexit amongst other things, she wrote that “an entire government has been built on fantasy and false promises” and made the crucial point “if your product is a con, you need a conman”.It will be become more important, not less, to remember this if it turns out that we are seeing th