'Rock bottom' confers a powerful elixir. Recovering alcoholics often point to the day, the hour, the drink that led them to make a change. For others, it is the simple reassurance that no matter how difficult the times, there is something to be said for them no longer getting worse. I understand a political party once even adopted a song that suggested things could only get, well, never mind.
Unfortunately, a cursory glance at last night's events serves as a reminder that only a fool would declare that British politics and our public discourse have hit rock bottom. It may not do so for some time.
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