"Rational thought has been banished by fear. Fear encourages unthinking responses.
It leads to intolerant conformism and ill-tempered abuse of anyone who steps out of line.
It provokes panicked demands for government action, without reflecting on the limits of what government action can achieve.
But the main culprits are not the public but Ministers who have got caught in a trap of their own making."
Lord Sumption.
Former Supreme Court Judge.
It leads to intolerant conformism and ill-tempered abuse of anyone who steps out of line.
It provokes panicked demands for government action, without reflecting on the limits of what government action can achieve.
But the main culprits are not the public but Ministers who have got caught in a trap of their own making."
Lord Sumption.
Former Supreme Court Judge.

