Red Lamp‘Probably a reflection of the contemporary political mood. Half of all the votes in the 2015 General Election went to right-wing parties. The UK Independence Party – Nazis in suits – polled nearly four million votes. And many Conservative supporters shared UKIP’s Eurosceptic view on bureaucrats in Brussels pelting our welfare system and meddling with British laws, which explains why we had an EU referendum and what we have now: Brexit. Take the European Convention on Human Rights. Should prisoners have the right to vote? Opinion polls suggest most Brits don’t agree that a convicted criminal should be able to exercise his democratic rights.’
Sant nodded. ‘I’ve met some evil sods who shouldn’t be let anywhere near a ballot box.’
Tony lifted his pencil from his ear. ‘And most worryi
