A politician's but a walking shadow,
A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Apologies to Shakespeare but as good a description of the state of democracy as any.
Ed. Kier Starter resigns as Prime Minister, the sixth to do so in barely more years.
