Britain’s global reputation as a compassionate, generous nation is draining away.
At home, our government is wrestling to pull up the drawbridge, despite that fact that its proposed crackdown on those crossing the Channel to seek refuge has been met with widespread dismay.
And abroad, though the government is significantly increasing its defence spend, our commitment to paying our fair share to help the most vulnerable is gone, swept under Westminster’s green carpet in a dust-cloud of bluster about prioritising the economic fallout of Covid.
