Politics in the United Kingdom a pig’s ear disguised to appear like a silken purse. Whatever the differences between opponents, from mild to the sometimes quite bitter, a certain degree of nicety is anticipated, expected, imperiously demanded.
The precautions to avoid obvious acrimony and both physical and oral. The opposing parties in the House of Commons are carefully spaced more than two swords’ lengths apart to avoid actual duels, and a lie on any kind is the one offence that will lead to the banishment of a politician from ever holding any position of power.
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