@warringfictions.bsky.social explores the many reasons why British citizens have gradually stopped trusting politicians.
But he offers antidote:
The Country-Before-Party test!
I’d love to see politicians create a voluntary code of conduct based on these values.
Let’s call it the Good Faith Code.
14/ The piece concludes by exploring the idea of ‘country before party’ – which ought to be the tonic to ‘Blues and Buffs’ style partisanship. I have set out a list of common practices which I believe do not pass the ‘country before party’ test.