Spare me the inevitable pity for Theresa May after her tearful farewell address this morning. May is the worst prime minister – on their own terms – since Lord North’s reign in the late 18th century, when the US colonies declared their independence. When the Tories had their majority snatched away, May became a zombie prime minister: sadly, as any avid watcher of the genre can testify, zombies can cause a lot of damage, and are very hard to dispose of. – videoHaving hyped up “no deal is better than a bad deal”, May led Britain to the entirely predictable humiliation of a bad deal. But it’s not just Brexit, for we must judge a prime minister by her own promises.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 10:49 UTC