A… is for Afghanistan. A foreign policy disaster. B Brexit. Not going very well, is it?
C Covid. One of the highest death rates, one of the biggest economic hits, and corruption galore. D Defence cuts. See A and S. E Environment. As Greta Thunberg brutally exposed, Britain’s claim to be a climate leader is more presentational than real, and COP26 looms. F Farmers and fishermen. Betrayed. See B. G Grenfell. Promises followed by inaction. H Honesty. Enough said. I Irish border. See also B, H and S. J Justice. A courts system in crisis, a justice secretary defending his government’s law-breaking, judicial review changes to undermine the rule of law. K Kingdom, United, and the strains on it created by B, H, I, Z and more. L Levelling Up. Still a slogan without a strategy. M Mental health. As with E and L, much talk, less action. N NHS. You know the story. O Overseas Aid and Development. DfiD a genuine world-beating organisation. Scrapped in defiance of a manifesto commitment. Dominic Raab now in charge. P Police, and a Police Federation that has passed a vote of no confidence in the government. Q Queen. The one Boris Johnson lied to. R Red Wall. See L. S Special Relationship. Wrecked. See A, B, I, K, O, Z. T Test, Track and Trace. See C. U Universities and schools. Gavin Williamson is still education secretary. V Vaccination. Let’s hear it for their one relative success, though the much-vaunted ‘world-beating’ status has been overtaken by several others. W Welfare. Universal Credit cuts knowingly pushing more people into poverty. Y Youth Services. Slashed. Z … and it all adds up to a great big Z for Zero, the worst government in living memory, the worst prime minister at the worst possible time… Alternative A to Z issues and adjectives are available.
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