Re: The trouble with the British...
The soothing NLP of "fair play" and "best civil service in the world" on constant repeat traditionally kept the populace docile and uninterested but lately the politicians have forgotten their side of the bargain, i.e. it's more difficult to sweep rampant open corruption under the carpet. Oddly enough the majority of the media just doesn't want to take an interest in it though, along with anything else that seems a little too uncomfortable for the government.